This 44 species native grass mix is designed to meet the Iowa USDA requirements for CP-42 plantings on mesic soils. Mix contains 10 grass seeds and 30 forb seeds per square foot.
Includes (#s/ac): Bluestem, Big (VNS) (0.054), Sideoats grama (local, vns) (0.227), Sedge, Prairie Oval (Shortbeak Sedge) (0.0094), Sedge, troublesome (0.011), Sedge, Fox (0.027), Wildrye, Virginia (cool season) (0.097), Junegrass, Prairie (0.024), Bluestem, Little (VNS) (0.545), Indiangrass (local or vns) (0.045), Dropseed, Tall Composite (Rough) (0.272), Milkvetch, Canada (0.24), Partridge Pea (0.101), Prairie Clover, White (0.43), Prairie Clover, Purple (0.454), Tick-trefoil, Showy (Canada) (0.05), Tick-trefoil, Illinois (0.063), Lespedeza, Roundhead (Bushclover) (0.017), Hyssop, Fragrant Giant(anise) (Blue Giant) (0.045), Meadow Garlic (Wild Garlic) (0.049), Plantain, Pale Indian (0.005), Sagebrush, white (0.021), Milkweed, Swamp (Marsh) (0.028), Milkweed, Common (0.032), Indigo, Blue Wild (0.018), Coneflower, Pale Purple (0.052), Boneset, Common (0.009), Sneezeweed (0.063), Sunflower, False (Oxeye) (0.108), Blazingstar, Prairie (Thickspike) (0.025), Monkeyflower, allegheny (Square-stemmed) (0.001), Bergamot, Wild (Prairie Beebalm) (0.019), Evening primrose, Common (0.042), Beardtongue, Large (shell leaf) (0.097), Cinquefoil, prairie (potentilla) (0.018), Mint, Mountain (Common) (Virginia) (0.0031), Coneflower, Grayheaded (Yellow) (0.182), Susan, Black-eyed (0.086), Susan, Sweet black-eyed (Sweet, Fragrant Coneflower) (0.032), Susan, Brown-eyed (0.12), Goldenrod, Gray (Field) (Old Field) (0.0091), Aster, Sky Blue (Azure) (0.017), Ironweed (0.011), Culver's Root (0.003), Alexander, Golden (0.124).
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