Description
Specially designed with great species for poor-soil septic mound and drainfield areas. The University of Minnesota recommends native grasses and wildflowers for septic mounds to improve soil stability and providing a cover to limit frost depths.
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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Septic Mound Mix
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Type of Plant | Bloom Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Side-oats Grama | Bouteloua curtipendula | Grass | |
| Prairie Brome | Bromus kalmii | Grass | |
| Slender Wheat Grass | Elymus trachycaulus | Grass | |
| Junegrass | Koeleria macrantha | Grass | |
| Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass | |
| Rough Dropseed | Sporobolus compositus | Grass | |
| Prairie Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepis | Grass | |
| Plains Oval Sedge | Carex brevior | Sedge | |
| Prairie Onion | Allium stellatum | Forb | Summer |
| Butterfly Milkweed | Asclepias tuberosa | Forb | Summer |
| Columbine | Aquilegia canadensis | Forb | Spring |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Forb | Fall |
| White Prairie Clover | Dalea candida | Forb | Summer |
| Purple Prairie Clover | Dalea purpurea | Forb | Summer |
| Pale Purple Coneflower | Echinacea pallida | Forb | Summer |
| Common Ox-eye | Heliopsis helianthoides | Forb | Summer |
| Round-headed Bushclover | Lespedeza capitata | Forb | Summer |
| Rough Blazing Star | Liatris aspera | Forb | Summer |
| Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | Forb | Summer |
| Spotted Bee Balm | Monarda punctata | Forb | Summer |
| Large-flowered Penstemon | Penstemon grandiflorus | Forb | Spring |
| Long-headed Coneflower | Ratibida columnifera | Forb | Summer |
| Black-eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Forb | Summer |
| Missouri Goldenrod | Solidago missouriensis | Forb | Fall |
| Gray Goldenrod | Solidago nemoralis | Forb | Fall |
| Stiff Goldenrod | Solidago rigida | 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 |
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.
