Photo: MMF Stabilization seed mix
Our staff has over 40 years of native seed “know how.” We stock several native mixes to suit a wide range of site conditions. Contact us for help selecting the right seed mix.
General information: Best Practices for Native Seed Establishment
We now sell nurse crops!
Please note: The components of MMF Native Seed Mixes are subject to change based on seed availability. For the most part, the formulations shown below are what’s in your seed bag. However we may occasionally need to use a substitute species; substitutes are chosen for similar appearance and function and do not affect overall performance of the mix.
| Recommended application rate: 25 to 30 lbs. per acre (1 lb./2000 sq.ft.) — $22.55 per pound | ||
| Species | Common Name | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Andropogon gerardii | Big bluestem | 12.0% |
| Elymus virginicus | Virginia wildrye | 12.0% |
| Panicum virgatum | Switchgrass | 40.0% |
| Schizachyrium scoparium | Little bluestem | 12.0% |
| Sorghastrum nutans | Indian grass | 12.0% |
| Tridens flavus | Purpletop | 12.0% |
| 100% | ||
| Recommended application rate: 20 to 25 lbs. per acre (1 lb./2000 sq.ft.) — $44.36 per pound | ||
| Species | Common Name | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Agrostis hyemalis | Winter bentgrass | 1.0% |
| Agrostis perennans | Upland bentgrass | 1.0% |
| Anemone virginiana | Tall thimbleweed | 1.0% |
| Aquilegia canadensis | Eastern columbine | 0.5% |
| Asclepias tuberosa | Butterfly weed | 1.0% |
| Bidens aristosa | Bearded beggarticks | 15.0% |
| Chamaecrista fasciculata | Partridge pea | 12.0% |
| Coreopsis lanceolata | Lance-leaf coreopsis | 11.0% |
| Echinacea purpurea | Purple coneflower | 2.5% |
| Elymus virginicus | Virginia wildrye | 9.0% |
| Helianthus angustifolius | Swamp sunflower | 3.0% |
| Heliopsis helianthoides | Smooth oxeye | 10.0% |
| Monarda punctata | Spotted beebalm | 0.5% |
| Oenothera biennis | Common evening primrose | 0.5% |
| Penstemon laevigatus | Eastern smooth beardtongue | 0.5% |
| Pycnanthemum tenuifolium | Narrowleaf mountainmint | 0.5% |
| Rudbeckia hirta | Blackeyed susan | 4.0% |
| Schizachyrium scoparium | Little bluestem | 10.0% |
| Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass | 1.0% |
| Solidago rugosa | Wrinkleleaf goldenrod | 0.5% |
| Sorghastrum nutans | Indian grass | 7.0% |
| Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | New England aster | 0.5% |
| Tridens flavus | Purpletop | 2.0% |
| Tripsacum dactyloides | Eastern gamagrass | 6.0% |
| 100% | ||
| Recommended application rate: 20 to 25 lbs. per acre (1 lb./2000 sq.ft.) — $45.15 per pound | ||
| Species | Common Name | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Agrostis hyemalis | Winter bentgrass | 14.0% |
| Andropogon gerardii | Big bluestem | 25.0% |
| Anemone virginiana | Tall thimbleweed | 0.5% |
| Aquilegia canadensis | Eastern columbine | 0.5% |
| Bidens aristosa | Showy tickseed sunflower | 10.0% |
| Carex vulpinoidea | Fox sedge | 1.0% |
| Chamaecrista nictitans | Sensitive partridge pea | 25.0% |
| Elymus virginicus | Virginia wildrye | 10.0% |
| Geum canadense | White avens | 0.5% |
| Juncus tenuis | Path rush | 2.5% |
| Oenothera fruticosa | Narrowleaf evening primrose | 0.1% |
| Penstemon laevigatus | Eastern smooth beardtongue | 0.5% |
| Pycnanthemum tenuifolium | Narrowleaf mountainmint | 0.1% |
| Schizachyrium scoparium | Little bluestem | 4.2% |
| Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass | 0.5% |
| Symphyotrichum lateriflorum | Calico aster | 0.1% |
| Zizia aurea | Golden zizia | 5.5% |
| 100% | ||
| Recommended application rate: 20 to 25 lbs. per acre (1 lb./2000 sq.ft.) — $49.91 per pound | ||
| Species | Common Name | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Agrostis hyemalis | Winter bentgrass | 30.0% |
| Agrostis perennans | Upland bentgrass | 19.0% |
| Aquilegia canadensis | Eastern columbine | 0.8% |
| Chamaecrista fasciculata | Partridge pea | 14.5% |
| Chamaecrista nictitans | Sensitive partridge pea | 4.5% |
| Eragrostis spectabilis | Purple lovegrass | 1.0% |
| Eurybia divaricata | White wood aster | 0.5% |
| Geum canadense | White avens | 3.0% |
| Hypericum punctatum | Spotted St. Johnswort | 1.0% |
| Juncus tenuis | Path rush | 10.0% |
| Lespedeza frutescens | Shrubby lespedeza | 1.0% |
| Oenothera fruticosa | Narrowleaf evening primrose | 0.2% |
| Penstemon laevigatus | Eastern smooth beardtongue | 0.5% |
| Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass | 2.0% |
| Zizia aurea | Golden zizia | 12.0% |
| 100% | ||
| Recommended application rate: 20 to 25 lbs. per acre (1 lb./2000 sq.ft.) — $21.44 per pound | ||
| Species | Common Name | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Agrostis hyemalis | Winter bentgrass | 0.5% |
| Agrostis perennans | Upland bentgrass | 0.5% |
| Andropogon gerardii | Big bluestem | 15.0% |
| Andropogon virginicus | Broomsedge | 0.5% |
| Coleataenia anceps | Beaked panicgrass | 1.0% |
| Coreopsis lanceolata | Lanceleaf coreopsis | 1.0% |
| Dichanthelium dichotomiflorum | Fall panicgrass | 0.5% |
| Elymus virginicus | Virginia wildrye | 34.0% |
| Juncus effusus | Soft rush | 0.5% |
| Panicum virgatum | Switchgrass | 13.0% |
| Pycnanthemum tenuifolium | Narrowleaf mountainmint | 0.5% |
| Rudbeckia hirta | Blackeyed susan | 0.5% |
| Schizachyrium scoparium | Little bluestem | 10.0% |
| Solidago speciosa | Showy goldenrod | 0.5% |
| Sorghastrum nutans | Indian grass | 7.0% |
| Tradescantia subaspera | Zigzag spiderwort | 1.0% |
| Tripsacum dactyloides | Eastern gamagrass | 12.0% |
| Zizia aurea | Golden zizia | 2.0% |
| 100% | ||
| Recommended application rate: 20 to 25 lbs. per acre (1 lb./2000 sq.ft.) — $25.30 per pound | |||
| Species | Common Name | Percent | Salt Tolerance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andropogon gerardii | Big bluestem | 17.0% | moderate |
| Chamaecrista fasiculata | Partridge pea | 25.0% | moderate |
| Dichanthelium dichotomiflorum | Smooth panicgrass | 5.0% | low |
| Elymus virginicus | Virginia wildrye | 18.0% | moderate |
| Juncus effusus | Soft rush | 0.5% | low |
| Panicum amarum | Coastal Panicgrass | 5.0% | high |
| Panicum virgatum | Switchgrass | 20.0% | moderate |
| Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed susan | 3.0% | moderate |
| Scirpus cyperinus | Woolgrass | 0.5% | low |
| Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | New England aster | 1.0% | moderate |
| Tripsicum dactyloides | Eastern gamagrass | 5.0% | slight |
| 100% | |||
| Recommended application rate: 20 to 25 lbs. per acre (1 lb./2000 sq.ft.) — $31.24 per pound | ||
| Species | Common Name | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Agrostis hyemalis | Winter bentgrass | 21.0% |
| Andropogon gerardii | Big bluestem | 4.0% |
| Bidens aristosa | Bidens | 26.0% |
| Carex vulpinoidea | Fox sedge | 3.0% |
| Chamaecrista fasciculata | Partridge pea | 6.0% |
| Elymus virginicus | Virginia wildrye | 32.0% |
| Juncus tenuis | Path rush | 1.0% |
| Schizachyrium scoparium | Little bluestem | 4.0% |
| Zizia aurea | Golden alexanders | 3.0% |
| 100% | ||
| Recommended application rate: 20 to 25 lbs. per acre (1 lb./2000 sq.ft.) — $24.20 per pound | ||
| Species | Common Name | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Andropogon gerardii | Big bluestem | 13.0% |
| Andropogon ternarius | Splitbeard bluestem | 0.5% |
| Carex vulpinoidea | Fox sedge | 2.0% |
| Coreopsis lanceolata | Lance leaf tickseed | 1.5% |
| Elymus virginicus | Virginia wildrye | 20.0% |
| Festuca ovina var. duriuscula | Hard fescue | 5.0% |
| Lespedeza capitata | Roundhead lespedeza | 0.5% |
| Panicum virgatum | Switchgrass | 13.0% |
| Pycnanthemum tenuifolium | Narrowleaf mountainmint | 0.5% |
| Rudbeckia hirta | Blackeyed susan | 1.0% |
| Schizachyrium scoparium | Little bluestem | 13.0% |
| Solidago rugosa | Wrinkleleaf goldenrod | 0.5% |
| Sorghastrum nutans | Indian grass | 14.0% |
| Tridens flavus | Purple top | 1.0% |
| Tripsacum dactyloides | Eastern gammagrass | 13.0% |
| Verbena urticifolia | White vervain | 0.5% |
| Zizia aurea | Golden zizia | 1.0% |
| 100% | ||
| Recommended application rate: 20 to 25 lbs. per acre (1 lb./2000 sq.ft.) — $33.76 per pound | ||
| Species | Common Name | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Andropogon glomeratus | Bushy bluestem | 6 |
| Carex lurida | Shallow sedge | 12 |
| Carex vulpinoidea | Fox sedge | 10 |
| Elymus riparius | Riverbank wildrye | 31 |
| Juncus effusus | Soft rush | .5 |
| Coleataenia rigidulum | Redtop panicgrass | 10 |
| Panicum virgatum | Switchgrass | 30 |
| Scirpus cyperinus | Woolgrass | .5 |
| 100 | ||
| Recommended application rate: 20 to 25 lbs. per acre (1 lb./2000 sq.ft.) — $35.18 per pound | ||
| Species | Common Name | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Bidens aristosa | Showy tickseed | 14.0% |
| Carex vulpinoidea | Fox sedge | 4.5% |
| Coleataenia rigidula | Redtop panicgrass | 1.0% |
| Dichanthelium clandestinum | Deertongue | 13.0% |
| Dichanthelium dichotomiflorum | Fall panicgrass | 15.0% |
| Elymus virginicus | Virginia wildrye | 26.0% |
| Hypericum punctatum | Spotted St. Johnswort | 0.5% |
| Juncus effusus | Soft rush | 0.5% |
| Panicum virgatum | Switchgrass | 22.0% |
| Penstemon laevigatus | Eastern smooth beardtongue | 0.5% |
| Rudbeckia triloba | Browneyed susan | 1.0% |
| Solidago rugosa | Wrinkleleaf goldenrod | 0.5% |
| Sparganium americanum | Eastern bur reed | 1.0% |
| Tradescantia ohiensis | Bluejacket | 0.5% |
| 100% | ||
| Recommended application rate: 20 to 25 lbs. per acre (1 lb./2000 sq.ft.) — $41.20 per pound | ||
| Species | Common Name | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Carex lurida | Lurid sedge | 5 |
| Carex vulpinoidea | Fox sedge | 12 |
| Desmodium canadense | Showy tick trefoil | 5 |
| Dichanthelium clandestinum | Deer tongue | 20 |
| Elymus riparius | Riverbank wildrye | 20 |
| Elymus virginicus | Virginia wildrye | 20 |
| Iris versicolor | Blue flag | 2 |
| Schizachyrium scoparium | Little bluestem | 12 |
| Scirpus cyperinus | Woolgrass | 2 |
| Sparganium americanum | Eastern bur reed | 2 |
| 100 | ||
1312 Woody Store Road, Siler City NC 27344 | plantinfo@mellowmarshfarm.com
1312 Woody Store Road, Siler City NC 27344
plantinfo@mellowmarshfarm.com
