Mini Seed Mix - Shortgrass Sun/Dry

Seven shortish wildflowers that like full sun and medium dry conditions! This selection of species is largely beginner friendly and will support pollinators, songbirds, and hummingbirds. Excellent for seeding a small bed, or scattering in the empty spaces in a shortgrass planting to help it fill in. 

These species do not need stratification, so can be spread late winter-early spring! Fast growing species, like Black-eyed Susan and Lance-leaf Coreopsis, grow quickly and provide color in the first 2-3 years. Other species, like Purple Prairie Clover, take longer to establish but are long lived.

Light: Full Sun

Water: Mesic, Dry Mesic

Soil: Average (with decent drainage)

Height: 2’-4’

Note: This seed mix is intended for dense, unfertilized “prairie style” plantings. If given rich garden soil and plenty of space, Stiff Goldenrod may exceed 5ft in height!

Species:
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
Foxglove Penstemon (Penstemon digitalis) 
Lance-leaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) 
Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea)
Sky-blue Aster (Symphyotrichum oolentangiense)
Stiff Goldenrod (Oligoneuron rigidum)