This mix of 36 regionally appropriate native grass and wildflower species meets and exceeds the USDA FSA / NRCS 327/420 standard for the CRP program practices CP2, CP23/23A, CP33, CP4D, CP38E (SAFE Pheasant ONLY), and CP43 and is appropriate for mesic to dry-mesic sites. This mix Contains 6 grasses and 30 forbs at 20.87 Seeds per square foot with a PLS seeding rate of 2.94 lbs per acre. Click on the mix title to place your order or view the species and rates in the Illinois Seed Calculator. Updated 2/20/2025
IL CRP Tallgrass Pheasant SAFE
Includes (#s/ac): Bluestem, Big (VNS) (0.5), Dropseed, Tall Composite (Rough) (0.2), Switchgrass (Blackwell) (0.25), Bluestem, Little (VNS) (0.45), Indiangrass (local or vns) (0.25), Purple Top Tridens (0.1), Leadplant (0.015), Milkvetch, Canada (0.04), Partridge Pea (0.2), Illinois Bundleflower (Prairie Mimosa) (0.2), Tick-trefoil, Showy (Canada) (0.05), Lespedeza, Roundhead (Bushclover) (0.02), Hyssop, Purple Giant (0.005), Milkweed, Common (0.01), Milkweed, Butterfly (Butterflyweed) (0.005), Aster, False (White Doll's Daisy) (0.01), Coreopsis, Lanceleaf (sand) (0.13), Rattlesnake Master (0.02), False Sunflower (0.07), Alum Root (0.0012), Coneflower, Purple (0.13), Blazingstar, Marsh (Dense) (0.01), Bergamot, Wild (Prairie Beebalm) (0.03), Beardtongue, Foxglove (Smooth penstemon) (0.015), Cinquefoil, prairie (potentilla) (0.005), Mint, Narrowleaf Mountain (Slender) (0.003), Mint, Mountain (Common) (Virginia) (0.003), Coneflower, Grayheaded (Yellow) (0.03), Susan, Black-eyed (0.063), Susan, Brown-eyed (0.016), Goldenrod, Showy (0.005), Aster, Smooth Blue (0.007), Aster, New England (0.005), Vervain, Hoary (0.02), Culver's Root (0.001), and Alexander, Golden (0.07).
