New England Native Wildflower Meadow Seed Mix
Sun to part sun + average to MOIST soil
 
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:
If requesting shipping select "SEED MIX (only) SHIPPING " at checkout.
 
Details:
Covers 100 square feet. Select multiple packets to cover more square footage. A 15% discount automatically applies at checkout if you order 15 or more seed mix packages.
Included are roughly 70-120+ 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
3.50%
Asclepias incarnata (rose milkweed)
15.00%
Carex brevior (shortbeak sedge)
5.00%
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Partridge pea)
3.00%
Echinacea purpurea (purple coneflower)
10.00%
Elymus virginicus (virginia wild rye)
1.50%
Eupatorium perfoliatum (common boneset)
4.00%
Eutrochium maculatum (Spotted Joe Pye weed)
4.50%
Helenium autumnale (fall sneezeweed)
2.50%
Lobelia cardinalis (cardinal flower)
1.00%
Mimulus ringens (Allegheny monkey-flower)
25.00%
Panicum virgatum (switchgrass)
1.00%
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium (narrow leaved mountain mint)
10.00%
Rudbeckia hirta (Blackeyed Susan)
1.00%
Sisyrinchium angustifolium (common blue eyed grass)
1.50%
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England Aster)
2.00%
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (new york aster)
6.00%
Verbena hastata (blue vervain)
3.50%
Zizia aurea (common golden alexanders)
100.00%
 
*species or percentages are subject to change based on availability
 
Note:
**Echinacea purpurea (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.