MNL Pollinator Mix – Dry to Mesic
Our most diverse and most popular pollinator mix
Dry-mesic version of our popular Pollinator Mix approved by the Xerces Society for pollinator habitat enhancement and restoration. Our most diverse mix, with over 25 species of wildflowers including 3 or more in each bloom season: spring, summer, fall.
Seed mixes in our 500, 1,000, 5,000, and 1/4 acre package sizes come with native grasses, wildflowers, cover crop, and a filler (for easier spreading) all pre-mixed. Orders in 1/2 acre or 1 acre+ sizes come with grasses, wildflowers, and cover crop bagged separately for drill seeding or broadcast seeding.
Species of cover crop seed will depend on the time of year the product is ordered – if you order ahead and have a delayed planting time in mind, please indicate planting season (spring, summer, fall, or winter) in a note at check out.
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Pollinator Mix - Dry to Mesic
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Type of Plant | Bloom Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Side-oats Gramma | Bouteloua curtipendula | Grass | |
| Blue Gramma | Bouteloua gracilis | Grass | |
| Prairie Brome | Bromus kalmii | Grass | |
| Slender Wheat Grass | Elymus trachycaulus | Grass | |
| Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass | |
| Prairie Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepis | Grass | |
| Bicknell's Sedge | Carex bicknellii | Sedge | |
| Schweinitz's Flatsedge | Cyperus schweinitzii | Sedge | |
| Yarrow | Achillea millefolium | Forb | Summer |
| Fragrant Giant Hyssop | Agastache foeniculum | Forb | Summer |
| Prairie Onion | Allium stellatum | Forb | Summer |
| Leadplant | Amorpha canescens | Forb | Summer |
| Canada Anemone | Anemone canadensis | Forb | Spring |
| Showy Milkweed | Asclepias speciosa | Forb | Summer |
| Common Milkweed | Asclepias syriaca | Forb | Summer |
| Butterfly Milkweed | Asclepias tuberosa | Forb | Summer |
| Canada Milk Vetch | Astragalus canadensis | Forb | Summer |
| White Wild Indigo | Baptisia alba | Forb | Spring |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Forb | Fall |
| Hill's Thistle | Cirsium hillii | Forb | Summer |
| White Prairie Clover | Dalea candida | Forb | Summer |
| Purple Prairie Clover | Dalea purpurea | Forb | Summer |
| Showy Tick-trefoil | Desmodium canadense | Forb | Summer |
| Prairie Cinquefoil | Drymocallis arguta | Forb | Summer |
| Narrow-leaved Coneflower | Echinacea angustifolia | Forb | Summer |
| Common Ox-eye | Heliopsis helianthoides | Forb | Summer |
| Stiff Sunflower | Helianthus pauciflorus | Forb | Fall |
| Round-headed Bushclover | Lespedeza capitata | Forb | Summer |
| Rough Blazing Star | Liatris aspera | Forb | Summer |
| Dotted Blazing Star | Liatris punctata | Forb | Summer |
| Wild Lupine | Lupinus perennis | Forb | Spring |
| Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | Forb` | Summer |
| Spotted Bee Balm | Monarda punctata | Forb | Summer |
| Large-flower Penstemon | Penstemon grandiflorus | Forb | Spring |
| Prairie Phlox | Phlox pilosa | Forb | Spring |
| Mountain Mint | Pycnanthemum virginianum | Forb | Summer |
| Long-Headed Coneflower | Ratibida columnifera | Forb | Summer |
| Black-eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Forb | Summer |
| Gray Goldenrod | Solidago nemoralis | Forb | Fall |
| Showy Goldenrod | Solidago speciosa | Forb | Fall |
| Smooth Blue Aster | Symphyotrichum laeve | Forb | Fall |
| Sky-blue Aster | Symphyotrichum oolentangiense | Forb | Fall |
| Long-bracted Spiderwort | Tradescantia bracteata | Forb | Spring |
| Hoary Vervain | Verbena stricta | Forb | Summer |
| Heart-leaf Golden Alexanders | Zizia aptera | Forb | Spring |
| Golden Alexanders | Zizia aurea | Forb | Spring |
MNL Pollinator Mix – Dry to Mesic
Seed mix contents likely to vary slightly throughout the growing season. Actual seed mix composition will be listed on seed tag at time of delivery.
MNL produces premium, local origin native seed. All of our native seed is tested for noxious weeds and certified to be of local origin. It is also tested for germination and purity, allowing us to sell it as “Pure Live Seed” (PLS). This assures you are only paying for viable seed.
