If you picked up one of our seed packets at an event, here’s what you need to know to plant:
Shady Native Wildflower seed mix
from Earthwise Seed Company
Despite its name, this blend of annuals, perennials and grasses can handle conditions from full sun to part shade. One of our packets covers approximately 6 square feet, or a 2 by 3 foot area.
For best germination, sow in fall and expect plants to sprout in spring. Clear the soil of all grass and weeds. Sprinkle the seed mix over the soil and lightly scratch into the top of the soil, then press the soil down. Most of the seeds need light to germinate. Keep the soil moist. Continue to water young plants for the first season and remove weeds to eliminate competition for nutrients and water.
Or, plant in seed flats or pots. Great for winter sowing.
Contains (in order of volume):
- Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem)
- Elymus virginicus (Virginia Wildrye)
- Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
- Elymus hystrix (Bottlebrush Grass)
- Rudbeckia hirta (Blackeyed Susan)
- Chamaecrista fasciculata (Partridge Pea)
- Heliopsis helianthoides (Oxeye Sunflower)
- Penstemon digitalis (Foxglove Beardtongue)
- Zizia aurea (Golden Alexanders)
- Liatris spicata (Marsh Blazing Star)
- Aster macrophyllus (Bigleaf Aster)
- Baptisia australis (Blue False Indigo)
- Anemone virginiana (Tall Thimbleweed)
- Gaura biennis (Biennial Beeblossom)
- Lespedeza capitata (Roundhead Lespedeza)
- Rudbeckia triloba (Browneyed Susan)
- Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed)
- Aster pilosus (Heath Aster)
- Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed)
- Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot)
- Pycnanthemum incanum (Hoary Mountainmint)
- Solidago bicolor (White Goldenrod)
- Solidago nemoralis (Gray Goldenrod)
- Tradescantia ohiensis (Ohio Spiderwort)
- Aquilegia canadensis (Eastern Columbine)
- Aster prenanthoides (Zigzag Aster)
- Solidago juncea (Early Goldenrod)
- Penstemon hirsutus (Hairy Beardtongue)
- Penstemon laevigatus (Appalachian Beardtongue)
