This mix of 37 regionally appropriate native grass and wildflower species meets and exceeds the USDA FSA / NRCS 327 standard for the CRP program CP42 pollinator practice and is appropriate for mesic to dry-mesic sites. This mix includes 5 grasses and 32 forbs at 20.71 seeds per square foot with a PLS seeding rate of 2.73 lbs per acre. For Rice Hulls add 7 lbs per acre of seed. 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 Basic Pollinator
Includes (#s/ac): Sideoats grama (local, vns) (0.15), Dropseed, Tall Composite (Rough) (0.1), Bluestem, Little (VNS) (0.45), Dropseed, Prairie (0.01), Purple Top Tridens (0.045), Leadplant (0.015), Milkvetch, Canada (0.01), Indigo, Blue Wild (0.01), Partridge Pea (0.3), Prairie Clover, White (0.05), Prairie Clover, Purple (0.2), Illinois Bundleflower (Prairie Mimosa) (0.26), Clover, Crimson (0.2), Milkweed, Common (0.031), Milkweed, Butterfly (Butterflyweed) (0.02), Aster, False (White Doll's Daisy) (0.01), Coreopsis, Lanceleaf (sand) (0.15), False Sunflower (0.1), Alum Root (0.002), Coneflower, Purple (0.25), Blazingstar, Marsh (Dense) (0.02), Bergamot, Wild (Prairie Beebalm) (0.04), Goldenrod, Stiff (Rigid) (0.02), Beardtongue, Foxglove (Smooth penstemon) (0.015), Cinquefoil, prairie (potentilla) (0.007), Mint, Narrowleaf Mountain (Slender) (0.007), Mint, Mountain (Common) (Virginia) (0.01), Coneflower, Grayheaded (Yellow) (0.05), Susan, Black-eyed (0.063), Susan, Brown-eyed (0.05), Goldenrod, Gray (Field) (Old Field) (0.005), Aster, Smooth Blue (0.01), Aster, Calico (0.003), Spiderwort, Ohio (Common) (0.01), Vervain, Hoary (0.03), Culver's Root (0.001), and Alexander, Golden (0.07).
