BUTTERFLY & HUMMINGBIRD HABITAT MIX
Description
Attracting butterflies and hummingbirds is easy with this native seed mix made up of sweet scented forbs and grasses. Vibrant colors like bright magenta, sapphire blue, pastel purple, and golden yellow bloom from early spring into late fall. This mix also provides overwintering habitat for butterfly and moth larvae when left unmowed. Your garden will be buzzing with activity while providing ecological value with very little maintenance.
Recommended Seeding Rate: 20 lbs. per acre
Botanical Name & % of Mix
Achillea millefolium (Common Yarrow) 1.00%
Andropogon gerardii (Big bluestem) 5.00%
Asclepias incarnata (Swamp milkweed) 0.50%
Asclepias incarnata var. pulchra (Eastern Swamp Milkweed) 0.50%
Asclepias syriaca (Common milkweed) 1.00%
Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly weed) 0.50%
Baptisia australis (Blue wild indigo) 0.50%
Baptisia tinctoria (Yellow wild indigo) 0.50%
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Partridge pea) 9.00%
Coreopsis lanceolata (Lanceleaf tickseed) 3.00%
Desmodium canadense (Showy tick-trefoil) 0.20%
Echinacea purpurea (Purple coneflower) 5.00%
Elymus virginicus (Virginia wild-rye) 10.00%
Eragrostis spectabilis (Purple love grass) 6.00%
Eryngium yuccifolium (Rattlesnake master) 0.60%
Eupatorium purpureum (Purple Joe-pye) 1.00%
Eutrochium dubium (Coastal Plain Joe-pye weed) 2.00%
Helenium autumnale (Sneezeweed) 1.00%
Heliopsis helianthoides (False sunflower) 0.40%
Liatris spicata (Dense blazing star) 1.00%
Monarda fistulosa (Wild bergamot) 0.80%
Monarda punctata (Spotted Horsemint) 2.00%
Penstemon digitalis (Foxglove beardtongue) 2.00%
Penstemon hirsutus (Hairy beardtongue) 3.00%
Pycnanthemum incanum (Hoary mountain mint) 0.50%
Pycnanthemum tenufolium (Slender mountain mint) 0.50%
Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed Susan) 1.00%
Schizachyrium scoparium (Little bluestem) 20.00%
Solidago juncea (Early goldenrod) 1.00%
Solidago nemoralis (Gray goldenrod) 2.00%
Solidago sempervirens (Seaside goldenrod) 0.50%
Sorghastrum nutans (Indiangrass) 6.00%
Symphyotrichum laeve (Smooth aster) 2.00%
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England aster) 1.00%
Symphyotrichum oblongfolium (Aromatic aster) 2.00%
Tradescantia ohiensis (Ohio spiderwort) 1.00%
Tridens flavus (Purpletop) 5.00%
Verbesina alternifolia (Wingstem) 0.50%
Zizia aurea (Golden Alexander) 0.50%
*Mix design and pricing are subject to change without notice depending on the availability of current and future products. Changes to the mix will not affect its function. Mixes are pre-mixed unless otherwise requested. *
Mix composition last update 2/27/24
Specifications
Made In
US
Weight
1lb
Length
20mm
Brand
Pinelands Nursery
Category
Native Seed Mixes
Manufacturer
Pinelands Nursery
Size
1LB
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