Wet Prairie Native Seed Mix
Wet Prairie Native Seed Mix
Pure Live Seed
Pure Live Seed
Seed is provided in Pure Live Seed (PLS) unless otherwise stated.
Pure Live Seed (PLS) refers to the percentage of a seed lot that consists of the desired species and is viable (capable of germination).
Here's why PLS is crucial for native seeds:
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Accurate Planting:
- PLS helps determine the actual number of viable seeds in a given weight or volume of seed.
- This ensures you plant the correct amount of seed to achieve the desired density and success rate.
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Cost-Effectiveness:
- By knowing the PLS, you can avoid overspending on seed that may not germinate.
- This is especially important for native seeds, which can be more expensive than some cultivated varieties.
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Weed Control:
- PLS helps minimize the presence of weed seeds within the seed lot.
- This reduces competition for resources and ensures the successful establishment of the desired native plants.
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Ecological Restoration:
- Using high-quality native seeds with a high PLS is essential for successful ecological restoration projects.
- It helps to re-establish diverse and resilient plant communities that support local wildlife.
This mix is designed specifically for the wet prairie zone of a natural area, that halfway transition between wet and normal soil wetness. This mix is better applied in larger transitional areas with relatively steady water tables that tend to be squishy in the spring and tend to slightly dry out mid-summer then wet again in the fall. A lot of diversity can be found within these wet prairie transitional areas, which is why we jammed 40 species into this precise zone. When trying to maximize diversity, compete against invasive species like reed canary, and meet regulatory performance standards it is worth the investment in a well-designed, diverse mix with higher seed counts to meet your goals.
You may notice some similar species in the Detention Basin, Rain garden, and Bioswale Native Seed Mix, however, it is designed to cover stormwater pulses from urban and suburban runoff that can be fully submerged and then drained to be back to bone dry again within a 24 to 72 hour period. This wet prairie mix, on the other hand, is specifically drilled into that sweet spot just between wetland and upland that typically receives a more consistent hydrology lacking stormwater bounces.
With the diversity this mix provides, it attracts pollinators, such as butterflies including monarch, hummingbirds, and much more wildlife species. It also provides habitat for marsh and shorebirds and many more wetland wildlife species.
This mix is composed of 65% of sedge, grass, and rush species by seed count to compete against reed canary and other wet prairie invasive species, yet has a nice diversity of native wildflower species.
*This seed mix includes 40 species including 7 native grasses, 9 sedge and rush species, and 24 native flowers.
Use this as your base and add diversity by supplementing with plants.
- Apply for a wholesale account to receive your wholesale discount.
- Please Specify Any Mixing Instructions Upon Order
- Requires Cold Moist Stratification
- Full Sun To Part Sun
- Wet to Wet-Mesic Soils
- Don't forget the cover crop.
*Provided as Pure Live Seed
*All mixes may vary in % composition and species composition based upon availability.
All seed sales are final and can not be returned because they are custom mixed at the time of purchase.
Seed
Shipping & Care
Shipping & Care
Seed ships all year and typically ships within a week of an order being placed.
We have attempted to put together some basic information regarding native seed installation, establishment, and maintenance. We hope you find it helpful. If you need further assistance on native seed establishment, please schedule a free consolation call here.
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Wet Prairie Native Seed Mix Specifications
Seeding Rate: 6.14 lb/acre (126.3 seeds/square foot)
Common Name | Scientific Name | % of Mix | Seeds/ft2 | Total | ||
Grasses | ||||||
Canada Wild Rye | Elymus canadensis | 16.29% | 1.9 | 1.000 | PLS lb | |
Virginia Wild Rye | Elymus virginicus | 39.09% | 3.7 | 2.400 | PLS lb | |
Fowl Manna Grass | Glyceria striata | 0.76% | 2.8 | 0.047 | PLS lb | |
Rice Cut Grass | Leersia oryzoides | 1.02% | 0.8 | 0.063 | PLS lb | |
Fowl Bluegrass | Poa palustris | 1.02% | 3.0 | 0.063 | PLS lb | |
Prairie Cord Grass | Spartina pectinata | 1.02% | 0.2 | 0.063 | PLS lb | |
Prairie Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepis | 0.71% | 0.3 | 0.044 | PLS lb | |
Sedges & Rushes | ||||||
Bottlebrush Sedge | Carex comosa | 2.04% | 1.4 | 0.125 | PLS lb | |
Porcupine Sedge | Carex hystericina | 3.05% | 2.1 | 0.188 | PLS lb | |
Pointed-broom Sedge | Carex scoparia | 2.12% | 4.0 | 0.130 | PLS lb | |
Common Fox Sedge | Carex stipata | 0.76% | 0.6 | 0.047 | PLS lb | |
Brown Fox Sedge | Carex vulpinoidea | 1.47% | 3.3 | 0.090 | PLS lb | |
Dark Green Bulrush | Scirpus atrovirens | 2.04% | 21.1 | 0.125 | PLS lb | |
Woolgrass | Scirpus cyperinus | 1.02% | 39.0 | 0.063 | PLS lb | |
Softstem Bulrush | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | 2.04% | 1.4 | 0.125 | PLS lb | |
Forbs | ||||||
Canada Anemone | Anemone canadensis | 0.51% | 0.1 | 0.031 | PLS lb | |
Angelica | Angelica atropurpurea | 2.04% | 0.2 | 0.125 | PLS lb | |
Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | 1.53% | 0.2 | 0.094 | PLS lb | |
New England Aster | Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | 0.51% | 0.8 | 0.031 | PLS lb | |
Showy Tick Trefoil | Desmodium canadense | 0.98% | 0.1 | 0.060 | PLS lb | |
Joe Pye Weed | Eutrochium maculatum | 0.65% | 1.4 | 0.040 | PLS lb | |
Boneset | Eupatorium perfoliatum | 1.02% | 3.7 | 0.063 | PLS lb | |
Sneezeweed | Helenium autumnale | 2.04% | 6.0 | 0.125 | PLS lb | |
Ox-eye Sunflower | Heliopsis helianthoides | 1.02% | 0.1 | 0.063 | PLS lb | |
Great St. John's Wort | Hypericum ascyron | 1.02% | 4.4 | 0.063 | PLS lb | |
Prairie Blazing Star | Liatris pycnostachya | 1.53% | 0.4 | 0.094 | PLS lb | |
Marsh Blazing Star | Liatris spicata | 0.12% | 0.0 | 0.008 | PLS lb | |
Great Blue Lobelia | Lobelia siphilitica | 0.51% | 5.7 | 0.031 | PLS lb | |
Obedient Plant | Physostegia virginiana | 0.98% | 0.2 | 0.060 | PLS lb | |
Virginia Mountain Mint | Pycnanthemum virginianum | 0.76% | 3.8 | 0.047 | PLS lb | |
Black-eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | 0.16% | 0.3 | 0.010 | PLS lb | |
Cup Plant | Silphium perfoliatum | 1.30% | 0.0 | 0.080 | PLS lb | |
Prairie Dock | Silphium terebinthinaceum | 0.65% | 0.0 | 0.040 | PLS lb | |
Stiff Goldenrod | Solidago rigida | 2.04% | 1.9 | 0.125 | PLS lb | |
Purple Meadow Rue | Thalictrum dasycarpum | 1.02% | 0.3 | 0.063 | PLS lb | |
Common Ironweed | Vernonia fasciculata | 1.30% | 0.7 | 0.080 | PLS lb | |
Blue Vervain | Verbena hastata | 2.04% | 4.3 | 0.125 | PLS lb | |
Culver's Root | Veronicastrum virginicum | 0.33% | 5.9 | 0.020 | PLS lb | |
Golden Alexanders | Zizia aurea | 1.53% | 0.4 | 0.094 | PLS lb |
Substitutions may be necessary based on availability at the time of order.
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