Rain Garden / Wet Prairie Native Seed Packet

Name: Rain Garden / Wet Prairie Native Seed Packet
Brand: Natural Communities LLC
SKU: 47638335258855
Price: 54.29 USD
Availability: InStock

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Area 1,000 sf - 2.4 oz.

Product variants

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:

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.
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.
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.
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.

Quantity

This unique blend has been created for the rain garden and wet prairie environment, the ecotone between wet and dry lands. Perfect for transitional wet zones with seasonally varying moisture, 40 species have been included to maximize diversity and crowd out invasives while meeting performance standards. Invest in this mix with greater seed counts to reap the rewards of a well-designed, diverse landscape.

This mix boasts a multitude of varieties to bring pollinators like monarch butterflies and hummingbirds, as well as marsh and shorebirds into your landscape - and that's not counting the rest of the wildlife it attracts!

This mix of 67% sedge, grass, and rush species competes aggressively with reed canary and other wet prairie invaders while boasting an incredible diversity of native wildflowers!

*This seed mix includes 39 species including 7 native grasses, 9 sedge and rush species, and 23 native flowers.

Use this as your base and add diversity by supplementing with plants.

Seed comes pre-mixed for your convenience
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

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.

Questions & Answers

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Hi, does existing reed canary grass have to be removed and what kind of prep work needs to be done? Can we put seed out in january and than it should eventually choke out some invasives

Hello! Reed Canary does need to be controlled before seeding. We can help you come up with a strategy that best works for you and your project. If you need any additional help, please feel free to sign up for our free phone consultation call here.

Thanks!
Do you sell individual native seed packets for the public, say schools? Not one large packet but individual sizes. Thanks

Hello Liz!

We sell 1,000 SF mixes, this is not a big area and can be seeded more intensvely than 1,000sf, i.e. 500sf or even 200sf if desired. We do not sell smaller packets unless you have large quantities, i.e. 1,000 + packet order.

I am not certain exactly what you mean by individual sizes, could you elaborate? Please feel free to email us at wholesale@naturalcommunities.net to discuss.

Thanks!

Common Name	Scientific Name	% of Mix	Seeds/ft²	Total
Grasses
Canada Wild Rye	Elymus canadensis	16.29%	1.9	0.611 PLS lb
Virginia Wild Rye	Elymus virginicus	39.09%	3.7	1.466 PLS lb
Fowl Manna Grass	Glyceria striata	0.76%	2.8	0.029 PLS lb
Rice Cut Grass	Leersia oryzoides	1.02%	0.8	0.038 PLS lb
Fowl Bluegrass	Poa palustris	1.02%	3.0	0.038 PLS lb
Prairie Cord Grass	Spartina pectinata	1.02%	0.2	0.038 PLS lb
Prairie Dropseed	Sporobolus heterolepis	0.71%	0.3	0.027 PLS lb
Sedges & Rushes
Bottlebrush Sedge	Carex comosa	2.04%	1.4	0.076 PLS lb
Frank's Sedge	Carex frankii	0.81%	0.3	0.031 PLS lb
Porcupine Sedge	Carex hystericina	3.05%	2.1	0.115 PLS lb
Pointed-broom Sedge	Carex scoparia	1.30%	2.5	0.049 PLS lb
Common Fox Sedge	Carex stipata	0.76%	0.6	0.029 PLS lb
Brown Fox Sedge	Carex vulpinoidea	1.47%	3.3	0.055 PLS lb
Dark Green Bulrush	Scirpus atrovirens	2.04%	21.1	0.076 PLS lb
Woolgrass	Scirpus cyperinus	1.02%	39.0	0.038 PLS lb
Softstem Bulrush	Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani	2.04%	1.4	0.076 PLS lb
Forbs
Canada Anemone	Anemone canadensis	0.51%	0.1	0.019 PLS lb
Swamp Milkweed	Asclepias incarnata	1.53%	0.2	0.057 PLS lb
New England Aster	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae	0.51%	0.8	0.019 PLS lb
Showy Tick Trefoil	Desmodium canadense	0.98%	0.1	0.037 PLS lb
Joe Pye Weed	Eutrochium maculatum	0.65%	1.4	0.024 PLS lb
Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum	1.02%	3.7	0.038 PLS lb
Sneezeweed	Helenium autumnale	2.04%	6.0	0.076 PLS lb
Ox-eye Sunflower	Heliopsis helianthoides	1.02%	0.1	0.038 PLS lb
Great St. John's Wort	Hypericum ascyron	1.02%	4.4	0.038 PLS lb
Prairie Blazing Star	Liatris pycnostachya	1.53%	0.4	0.057 PLS lb
Marsh Blazing Star	Liatris spicata	0.12%	0.0	0.005 PLS lb
Great Blue Lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica	0.51%	5.7	0.019 PLS lb
Obedient Plant	Physostegia virginiana	0.98%	0.2	0.037 PLS lb
Virginia Mountain Mint	Pycnanthemum virginianum	0.76%	3.8	0.029 PLS lb
Black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	0.16%	0.3	0.006 PLS lb
Cup Plant	Silphium perfoliatum	1.95%	0.1	0.073 PLS lb
Stiff Goldenrod	Solidago rigida	2.04%	1.9	0.076 PLS lb
Giant Bur Reed	Sparganium eurycarpum	2.04%	0.0	0.076 PLS lb
Purple Meadow Rue	Thalictrum dasycarpum	1.02%	0.3	0.038 PLS lb
Common Ironweed	Vernonia fasciculata	1.30%	0.7	0.049 PLS lb
Blue Vervain	Verbena hastata	2.04%	4.3	0.076 PLS lb
Culver's Root	Veronicastrum virginicum	0.33%	5.9	0.012 PLS lb
Golden Alexanders	Zizia aurea	1.53%	0.4	0.057 PLS lb

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