This 23 species native mix designed to meet the 327/420 USDA Conservation Cover Grass and Forb Inter-seeding practice on <5% slopes. On HEL slopes (>5%), this mix could be doubled in order to meet those standards. Click on the PDF to view the species and rates in the IL Seed Calculator. Updated 2/20/2025
Includes (#s/ac): Bluestem, Big (VNS) (0.25), Sideoats grama (local, vns) (0.1), Dropseed, Tall Composite (Rough) (0.1), Switchgrass (Blackwell) (0.1), Bluestem, Little (VNS) (0.25), Purple Top Tridens (0.05), Leadplant (0.015), Partridge Pea (0.15), Prairie Clover, White (0.01), Prairie Clover, Purple (0.03), Illinois Bundleflower (Prairie Mimosa) (0.1), Milkweed, Common (0.02), Coreopsis, Lanceleaf (sand) (0.1), Coneflower, Purple (0.1), Blazingstar, Marsh (Dense) (0.01), Bergamot, Wild (Prairie Beebalm) (0.03), Beardtongue, Foxglove (Smooth penstemon) (0.005), Mint, Narrowleaf Mountain (Slender) (0.005), Coneflower, Grayheaded (Yellow) (0.01), Susan, Black-eyed (0.063), Aster, New England (0.002), Vervain, Hoary (0.01), and Alexander, Golden (0.02).
