This mix of 37 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 (Pheasant SAFE ONLY), and CP43 on sites with > 5% slope (HEL / Highly Erodible Land) and is appropriate for mesic to dry-mesic sites. This mix contains 7 grasses and 30 forbs at 30.3 seeds per square foot with a PLS seeding rate of 5.2lbs. For Rice Hulls add 4lbs 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
Includes (#s/ac): Bluestem, Big (VNS) (0.75), Dropseed, Tall Composite (Rough) (0.35), Virginia Wild Rye (1), Switchgrass (Blackwell) (0.45), Bluestem, Little (VNS) (0.9), Indiangrass (local or vns) (0.4), Purple Top Tridens (0.15), 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) (0.006), Coreopsis, Lanceleaf (sand) (0.13), Rattlesnake Master (0.02), False Sunflower (0.07), Alum Root (0.0012), Coneflower, Purple (0.13), Blazingstar, Marsh (Dense) (0.02), 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 (0.006), Vervain, Hoary (0.02), Culver's Root (0.001), and Alexander, Golden (0.07).
