SEED MIX: New England Native Meadow (average to dry soil)
Sun to part sun + average to DRY soil
fall sowing required
created by Blue Stem Natives
 
We nerd out on this project every year to pick a variety of species that fill many niches. From above ground heights, to root structures, seasonal growth and flowering, to quick growing plants to slow to mature plants, and everything in-between. We even include nitrogen-fixing plants to help your soil.
 
Ordering:
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Details:
Covers 100 square feet. Select multiple packets to cover more square footage. A 15% discount automatically applies at checkout if you order 10 or more seed mix packages.
Included are roughly 100+ seeds per square foot.
 
Sowing Instructions:
- Includes instructions on sowing
- Please note that most native seeds need to be sown in the fall. They need winter to unlock their ability to germinate in warmer weather. These seeds should be sown prior to winter or be put in the fridge to be sown next fall.
 
Included in this mix*:
% in mix      SPECIES
.75%
Asclepias tuberosa (Butterflyweed)
.50%
Baptisia tinctoria (Small yellow indigo)
4.50%
Capnoides sempervirens (pink-corydalis)
0.13%
Castilleja coccinea (Indian paintbrush)
4.50%
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Partridge pea)
3.00%
Echinacea pallida (pale purple coneflower)
15.00%
Bouteloua curtipendula (Sideoats grama)
5.00%
Eragrostis spectabilis (Purple Love Grass)
5.00%
Hordeum jubatum (Squirrel tail grass)
0.25%
Ionactis linariifolia (Stiff aster)
0.13%
Lupinus perennis (Sundial/wild lupine)
4.50%
Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot)
4.50%
Monarda punctata (Spotted bee balm)
1.25%
Pycnanthemum muticum (Clustered mountain mint)
9.00%
Rudbeckia hirta (Blackeyed Susan)
25.00%
Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem)
3.00%
Solidago odora (Sweet goldenrod)
3.00%
Solidago speciosa (Showy Goldenrod)
3.00%
Symphyotrichum laeve (SmoothAster)
7.00%
Zizia aurea (golden Alexanders)
1.00%
Liatris novae angliae (New England blazing star)
*species or percentages are subject to change based on availability
 
Note:
**Echinacea pallida (purple coneflower) is not quite native to New England. However, it is included in Blue Stem Natives' seed mixes because:
1) it has high ecological value
2) plays well in a meadow mix
3) is so well known to the general community as a "native plant" that it gives a signal to those in communities that something native is growing and that the newly-establishing-meadow is purposeful.