Northeast Native Wildflower Seed Mix

Invite this blend of native wildflowers into a patch of bare ground; within 2-3 years, you will have manifested a beautiful plant community, one that provides habitat for the many organisms that have co-evolved with the native plants of North America.

This mix shifts based on availability, but it includes only plants that are native to the eastern half of North America. Commonly included species include: 

• Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata)
• Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis)
• Penstemon (Penstemon digitalis)
• Echinacea (Echinacea)
• Coreopsis (Coreopsis)
• Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella)
• Showy Tick Trefoil (Desmodium canadense)
• Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
• Rudbeckia (Rudbeckia hirta)
• Ohio Spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis)
• Rigid Goldenrod (Solidago rigida)
• Gray Goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis)
• Gayfeather (Liatris spicata)
• Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea)
• Eastern Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
• New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
• Smooth Aster (Symphyotrichum laeve)
• Wild Blue Indigo (Baptisia australis)
• Spotted Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium maculatum)

500 seeds sows 25-30 square feet; 1 ounce sows 80-100 square feet; 4 ounces sows 300-500 square feet; and 1 pound sows 1200-2000 square feet. For best results, sow in cold-weather months, at least one month before cold weather yields to spring. Full instructions are below.

Wildflower and Meadow Growing Instructions PDF