High diversity and a heavy seeding rate make this a very strong, very showy mix. With over 100 species there will be a variety of flowers blooming continuously, at all heights, spring through fall. This mix will thrive in average soils, but can handle a range of soil conditions from wet-mesic to dry-mesic. Enjoy the challenge of identifying new plants for many years. Includes most of our bird and butterfly favorites.
Some of the many species shown in the late-July summer photo are: Rose Milkweed, Prairie Blazing Star, Mountain Mint, Obedient Plant, Sweet Black-eyed Susan, Compass Plant, Prairie Dock, and Big Bluestem. In the early-June spring photo, these species dominate: Purple Meadow Rue, White Wild Indigo, Ohio Spiderwort, Golden Alexanders, and Foxglove Beardtongue. Although some of the native plants in this seed mix have ranges that extend beyond zones 3-7, the majority will do best in this zone range. For more detailed information please see the RANGE MAP for each species. View the complete species list, including % by weight, under COMPONENTS.
For seed mixes of 1/8 acre or less, we include a temporary cover crop at no additional charge. ReGreen is a sterile, short-lived perennial wheat hybrid that can be planted spring or fall.
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All mixes are subject to change without notice depending on availability of species.
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Grand Diversity Prairie Seed Mix by Prairie Moon® Nursery 13.61 lbs per acre | 263 Seeds per sq/ft |
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WILDFLOWERS |
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Botanical Name (Common Name) |
% by wt. |
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Agastache foeniculum (Anise Hyssop) |
0.92 |
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Agastache nepetoides (Yellow Giant Hyssop) |
0.46 |
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Allium stellatum (Prairie Onion) |
1.38 |
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Anemone canadensis (Canada Anemone) |
0.23 |
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Apocynum cannabinum (Dogbane) |
0.46 |
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Arnoglossum atriplicifolium (Pale Indian Plantain) |
0.23 |
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Arnoglossum reniforme (Great Indian Plantain) |
0.23 |
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Asclepias incarnata (Rose Milkweed) |
0.92 |
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Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed) |
0.46 |
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Asclepias verticillata (Whorled Milkweed) |
0.46 |
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Astragalus canadensis (Canada Milk Vetch) |
0.23 |
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Baptisia alba (White Wild Indigo) |
0.92 |
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Baptisia australis (Blue Wild Indigo) |
0.92 |
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Baptisia tinctoria (Small Yellow Wild Indigo) |
0.46 |
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Boltonia asteroides (False Aster) |
0.46 |
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Brickellia eupatorioides (False Boneset) |
0.46 |
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Camassia scilloides (Wild Hyacinth) |
0.92 |
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Chamaecrista fasciculata (Partridge Pea) |
3.67 |
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Chamaenerion angustifolium (Fireweed) |
0.23 |
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Cirsium discolor (Pasture Thistle) |
0.46 |
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Coreopsis lanceolata (Lance-leaf Coreopsis) |
1.84 |
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Coreopsis tripteris (Tall Coreopsis) |
0.23 |
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Dalea candida (White Prairie Clover) |
1.38 |
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Dalea purpurea (Purple Prairie Clover) |
1.38 |
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Desmanthus illinoensis (Illinois Bundle Flower) |
0.46 |
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Desmodium canadense (Showy Tick Trefoil) |
0.23 |
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Desmodium illinoense (Illinois Tick Trefoil) |
0.23 |
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Dodecatheon meadia (Midland Shooting Star) |
0.23 |
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Drymocallis arguta (Prairie Cinquefoil) |
0.23 |
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Echinacea pallida (Pale Purple Coneflower) |
3.22 |
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Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower) |
1.38 |
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Eryngium yuccifolium (Rattlesnake Master) |
1.84 |
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Euphorbia corollata (Flowering Spurge) |
0.46 |
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Euthamia graminifolia (Grass-leaved Goldenrod) |
0.46 |
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Gaura biennis (Biennial Gaura) |
0.46 |
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Gentiana flavida (Cream Gentian) |
0.69 |
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Glycyrrhiza lepidota (Wild Licorice) |
0.46 |
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Helenium autumnale (Sneezeweed) |
0.46 |
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Helianthus pauciflorus (Showy Sunflower) |
0.92 |
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Heliopsis helianthoides (Early Sunflower) |
0.46 |
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Hibiscus laevis (Rose Mallow) |
0.92 |
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Hypericum pyramidatum (Great St. John's Wort) |
0.46 |
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Lespedeza capitata (Round-headed Bush Clover) |
0.46 |
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Liatris ligulistylis (Meadow Blazing Star) |
0.46 |
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Liatris pycnostachya (Prairie Blazing Star) |
1.84 |
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Liatris spicata (Dense Blazing Star) |
2.30 |
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Lilium michiganense (Michigan Lily) |
0.23 |
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Lobelia siphilitica (Great Blue Lobelia) |
0.69 |
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Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot) |
0.92 |
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Napaea dioica (Glade Mallow) |
0.46 |
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Oligoneuron rigidum (Stiff Goldenrod) |
0.46 |
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Parthenium integrifolium (Wild Quinine) |
1.38 |
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Pedicularis canadensis (Wood Betony) |
0.46 |
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Penstemon digitalis (Foxglove Beardtongue) |
0.92 |
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Penstemon hirsutus (Hairy Beardtongue) |
0.46 |
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Physostegia virginiana (Obedient Plant) |
0.46 |
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Pycnanthemum tenuifolium (Slender Mountain Mint) |
0.46 |
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Pycnanthemum virginianum (Mountain Mint) |
0.46 |
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Ratibida pinnata (Yellow Coneflower) |
0.46 |
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Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed Susan) |
1.84 |
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Rudbeckia subtomentosa (Sweet Black-eyed Susan) |
0.46 |
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Rudbeckia triloba (Brown-eyed Susan) |
0.46 |
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Ruellia humilis (Wild Petunia) |
0.46 |
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Scutellaria lateriflora (Mad-dog Skullcap) |
0.46 |
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Senna hebecarpa (Wild Senna) |
0.92 |
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Senna marilandica (Maryland Senna) |
0.46 |
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Silene regia (Royal Catchfly) |
0.23 |
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Silphium integrifolium (Rosin Weed) |
0.23 |
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Silphium laciniatum (Compass Plant) |
0.46 |
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Silphium perfoliatum (Cup Plant) |
0.23 |
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Silphium terebinthinaceum (Prairie Dock) |
0.46 |
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Solidago speciosa (Showy Goldenrod) |
0.46 |
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Symphyotrichum laeve (Smooth Blue Aster) |
0.92 |
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Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England Aster) |
0.46 |
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Symphyotrichum oolentangiense (Sky Blue Aster) |
0.92 |
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Taenidia integerrima (Yellow Pimpernel) |
0.46 |
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Thalictrum dasycarpum (Purple Meadow Rue) |
0.92 |
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Thaspium trifoliatum flavum (Meadow Parsnip) |
0.46 |
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Tradescantia ohiensis (Ohio Spiderwort) |
1.84 |
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Verbena hastata (Blue Vervain) |
0.92 |
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Verbena stricta (Hoary Vervain) |
0.92 |
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Vernonia gigantea (Tall Ironweed) |
0.46 |
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Vernonia missurica (Missouri Ironweed) |
0.46 |
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Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver's Root) |
0.46 |
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Zizia aptera (Heart-leaf Golden Alexanders) |
0.92 |
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Zizia aurea (Golden Alexanders) |
1.84 |
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Totals of WILDFLOWERS: |
64.76 % |
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TREES, SHRUBS & VINES |
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Botanical Name (Common Name) |
% by wt. |
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Amorpha canescens (Lead Plant) |
0.92 |
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Rosa blanda (Early Wild Rose) |
0.46 |
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Totals of TREES, SHRUBS & VINES: |
1.38 % |
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GRASSES, SEDGES & RUSHES |
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Botanical Name (Common Name) |
% by wt. |
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Andropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem) |
0.46 |
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Bouteloua curtipendula (Side-oats Grama) |
7.84 |
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Carex brevior (Plains Oval Sedge) |
2.76 |
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Carex crus-corvi (Crowfoot Fox Sedge) |
0.46 |
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Carex molesta (Field Oval Sedge) |
0.92 |
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Carex vulpinoidea (Brown Fox Sedge) |
1.38 |
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Elymus canadensis (Canada Wild Rye) |
5.70 |
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Elymus virginicus (Virginia Wild Rye) |
2.30 |
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Juncus dudleyi (Dudley's Rush) |
0.46 |
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Juncus tenuis (Path Rush) |
0.46 |
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Panicum virgatum (Switch Grass) |
0.11 |
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Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem) |
7.35 |
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Sorghastrum nutans (Indian Grass) |
0.92 |
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Sporobolus compositus (Rough Dropseed) |
1.84 |
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Sporobolus heterolepis (Prairie Dropseed) |
0.92 |
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Totals of GRASSES, SEDGES & RUSHES: |
33.86 % |
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Last updated 9/27/24 |
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ESTABLISHING A NATIVE SEED MIX - 3 YEAR PLAN
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SEED $100.00 and under: $5.00
Retail SEED orders over $100.00 ship free!
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BARE ROOT and POTTED PLANTS $50.00 and under: $9.00
over $50.00: 18% of the total plant cost. (For orders over $1,000 a package signature may be required.)
TOOLS and BOOKS have the shipping fee included in the cost of the product (within the contiguous US).
**We are required to collect state sales tax in certain states. Your state's eligibility and % will be calculated at checkout. MN State Sales Tax of 7.375% is applied for orders picked up at our MN location. Shipping & handling charges are also subject to the sales tax.
Shipping Season
SEED, TOOLS and BOOKS are sent year-round. Most orders ship within 1-3 business days.
BARE ROOT PLANTS are shipped during optimal transplanting time: Spring (April-May) and Fall (Oct). Some ephemeral species are also available for summer shipping. Since our plants are field-grown, Nature sets the schedule each year as to when our season will begin and end. We fill all orders, on a first-come, first-serve basis, to the best of our ability depending on weather conditions beyond our control.
POTTED PLANTS (Trays of 32/38/50 plugs and 3-packs) typically begin shipping early May and go into June; shipping time is heavily dependent on all the species in your order being well-rooted. If winter-spring greenhouse growing conditions are favorable and all species are well-rooted at once, then we ship by order date (first come, first serve). We are a Midwest greenhouse, and due to the challenges of getting all the species in the Mix & Match and Pre-Designed Garden Kits transit-ready at the same time, we typically can't ship before early May. Earlier shipment requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
*We are unable to ship PLANTS (bare root or potted) outside the contiguous US or to CALIFORNIA due to regulations.
Delivery
We ship using USPS, UPS and Spee Dee. UPS and Spee Dee are often used for expediting plant orders; they will not deliver to Post Office Box numbers, so please also include your street address if ordering plants. We send tracking numbers to your email address so please include it when you order.
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