Collection: Small-Area Native Seed Mixes

Native seed mixes for 1,000 sq ft planting projects

Start a smaller prairie, woodland or wetland planting with a 1,000 sq ft seed mix. The new Shorter-Grass and Mixed-Height prairie links below open with the 1,000 sq ft size selected. Match each mix to your site's light and soil conditions.

• Shorter-Grass Native Prairie Seed Mix – 1,000 sq ft — our newer shorter-grass prairie foundation.
• Mixed-Height Native Prairie Seed Mix – 1,000 sq ft — our newer mixed-height prairie foundation.
• Savanna & Woodland Native Seed Mix — match the published light and soil conditions.
• Wet Prairie Native Seed Mix — wet to wet-mesic sites, including rain gardens with suitable soil moisture.
• Pollinator Flowers Enhancement Seed Mix — native wildflowers for enhancing suitable sunny plantings on normal to dry soils.

Expanded and Maximum Diversity add-ons are optional, separately sold supplements, not stand-alone foundation mixes. Compare these options in our Chicago-Area Native Seed Mixes collection.

Optional native cover crop

Virginia Wild Rye Seed is available separately as a native cover-crop option. It is single-species Elymus virginicus, not the retired Native Rye Mix. Choose a seed weight using the product page’s separate companion-crop and stand-alone coverage tables. The minimum seed package is 0.25 lb.

Check each mix page for its full species specification, coverage and pure live seed (PLS) allocation.

Other seed options

Looking for a different planting approach? See the Butterfly Milkweed Seed Packet, or browse all seed mixes and cover crops. Butterfly Milkweed remains a separate single-species seed packet.