Rocky Soil Native Seed Mix

Rocky Soil Native Seed Mix

This seed mix combines native grasses, wildflowers and legumes that flourish in rocky, shallow soils with limited water retention, where their deep root systems help prevent erosion on slopes and improve water infiltration. This mix provides excellent habitat for native pollinators, butterflies and birds while supporting the broader ecosystem.

46 Forbs Species/ 41 ssf & 5 Grass Species/ 10 ssf

PLS Lbs per Acre: 7.92

Height: 3′-5′ Tall

Sun Exposure : Full Sun, Part Shade

Soil Moisture : Dry, Dry-Mesic

Attracts : Pollinator, Wildlife

Mix Type : Contractor Mixes

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Additional Information

Lifecycle: Perennial

Planting Dates: Dormant Season Planting is Recommended. In the mid-west region those dates are Nov 15-March 15.

Planting Depth: 1/4″-3/8″

Also Used For: Contractor, Pollinator, Wildlife,

Seeds in this Mix:

  1. Junegrass (Koeleria macrantha)
  2. Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
  3. Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis)
  4. Side Oats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula)
  5. Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum)
  6. Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
  7. Blue Sage (Salvia azurea)
  8. Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisiaaustralis )
  9. Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
  10. Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
  11. Common Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis)
  12. Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
  13. False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides)
  14. Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstamon digitalis)
  15. Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea)
  16. Grayhead Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)
  17. Hairy Beardtongue (Penstamon hirstus)
  18. Hoary Vervain (Verbena stricta)
  19. Illinois Bundleflower (Desmanthus illnoensis)
  20. Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea)
  21. Lanceleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)
  22. Lead Plant (Amorpha canescens)
  23. Missouri Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia missouriensis)
  24. Missouri Evening Primrose (Oenothera macrocarpa)
  25. Old Field Goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis)
  26. Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida)
  27. Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata)
  28. Plains Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria)
  29. Prairie Blazing Star (Liatris pycnostachya)
  30. Prairie Dock (Silphium terebinthinaceu)
  31. Purple Beardtongue (Penstemon cobaea)
  32. Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
  33. Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea)
  34. Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium)
  35. Rough Blazingstar (Liatris aspera)
  36. Roundhead Lespedeza (Lespedeza capitata)
  37. Sensitive Briar (Schrankia nuttalli)
  38. Shrubby St Johns Wort (Hypericum prolificum)
  39. Sky Blue Aster (Symphyotrichum oolentangiense)
  40. Slender Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium)
  41. Smooth Blue Aster (Symphyotrichum laeve)
  42. Spider Miklwkeed (Asclepias hirtella)

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