30 Classics of the Native Tallgrass Mesic Prairie
Seed for 1-acre
20 seeds per sq ft flowers
20 seeds per sq ft of native grass
Suitable for moderate soils, including prime farmground
Suitable for full sun to light shade
 
Bloom/Pollinator Support Period:
Early-Middle - Late
 
Species included: 
Andropogon gerardii    Big bluestem
Carex bicknellii    Copper-shouldered oval sedge
Elymus canadensis    Canada wild rye
Panicum virgatum    Switch grass
Juncus dudleyi    Dudley's rush
Schizachyrium scoparium    Little bluestem  
Sorghastrum nutans    Indian grass
Agastache nepetoides    Yellow giant hyssop
Allium cernuum    Nodding wild onion
Asclepias syriaca    Common milkweed
Dalea purpurea    Purple prairie clover
Desmanthus illinoensis    Illinois sensitive plant
Echinacea purpurea    Broad-leaved purple coneflower
Eryngium yuccifolium    Rattlesnake master
Heliopsis helianthoides    False sunflower
Liatris pycnostachya    Prairie blazing star
Monarda fistulosa    Wild bergamot
Oenothera biennis    Common evening primrose
Oligoneuron rigidum    Stiff goldenrod
Parthenium integrifolium    Wild quinine
Penstemon digitalis    Foxglove beard tongue
Potentilla arguta    Prairie cinquefoil
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium    Slender mountain mint
Ratibida pinnata    Yellow or Grey headed coneflower
Rudbeckia hirta    Black-eyed Susan
Solidago juncea    Early goldenrod
Symphyotrichum laeve    Smooth blue aster
Silphium laciniatum    Compass plant
Tradescantia ohiensis    Spiderwort
Verbena stricta    Hoary vervain
Veronicastrum virginicum    Culver's root
Zizia aurea    Golden alexanders
 
Minor substitutions of similar species may be made based on availability.  Seed size varies year over year; therefore, seed counts are approximate.