Appendix 4B: Sample Seed Mixes

Appendix 4B: Sample Seed Mixes thompsbb

2025 Cleanout Mix, 10 Acres

Group I—Grasses and Grass-Like Plants

Species NameScientific NameBagsPLS lbs./bagSeeds/Square FootHabitat
Big bluestemAndropogon gerardii1207.35Mesic
IndiangrassSorghastrum nutans1156.61Mesic to dry
Little bluestemSchizachyrium scoparium12011.02Mesic
Rough dropseedSporobolus compositus155.14Dry
Sideoats gramaBouteloua curtipendula1204.41Dry
SwitchgrassPanicum virgatum17.53.86Mesic
Virginia wildryeElymus virginicus1202.57Dry
Bottlebrush sedge*Carex hystericina10.220.24Mesic
Total grass and grass-like plant seeds per square foot41.2 

*These are in the forb bags.
PLS = pure live seed

1 Black Bag, Blue Tie

Group II—Forbs

Species NameScientific NameBagsPLS lbs./bagPLS oz./bagSeeds/Square Foot
Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirta10.43871.48
Canada milkvetchAstragalus canadensis11.25200.69
Foxglove beardtonguePenstermon digitalis10.582.39 (small seed)
Golden AlexandersZizia aurea11.875300.76
Gray-headed coneflowerRatibida pinnata11.25201.38
IronweedVernonia fasciculata10.562590.41
Marsh muhlyMuhlenbergia racemosa10.1562.50.60
Ox-eye sunflowerHeliopsis helianthoides10.625100.14
Pale purple coneflowerEchinacea pallida11.25200.22
Partridge peaChamaecrista fasciculata11.25200.12
Purple prairie cloverDalea purpurea12.67542.81.67
Showy goldenrodSolidago speciosa10.2540.69
Showy tick trefoilDesmodium canadense10.625100.13
Sky blue asterSymphyotrichum oolentangiense10.2540.73
Smooth blue asterSymphyotrichum laeve10.2540.73
Stiff goldenrodOligoneuron rigidum10.437570.66
White prairie cloverDalea candida12.67542.82.16
Wild bergamotMonarda fistulosa10.437571.12
Total forb seeds per square foot16.08

PLS = pure live seed

2025 Diversity Mix, 10 Acres

Group I—Grasses and Grass-Like Plants

Species NameScientific NameBagsPLS lbs./bagSeeds/Square FootHabitat
Big bluestemAndropogon gerardii1207.35Mesic
IndiangrassSorghastrum nutans1156.61Mesic to dry
Little bluestemSchizachyrium scoparium12011.02Mesic
Rough dropseedSporobolus compositus155.14Dry
Sideoats gramaBouteloua curtipendula1204.41Dry
SwitchgrassPanicum virgatum17.53.86Mesic
Virginia wildryeElymus virginicus1202.57Dry
Bottlebrush sedge*Carex hystericina10.220.24Mesic
Field oval sedge*Carex molesta10.220.20Mesic
Total grass and grass-like plant seeds per square foot41.4 

*These are in the forb bags.
PLS = pure live seed

1 Black Bag, Grey Tie

Group II—Forbs

Species NameScientific NameBagsPLS lbs./bagPLS oz./bagSeeds/Square Foot
Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirta10.43871.48
Canada milkvetchAstragalus canadensis11.25200.69
Compass plantSilphium laciniatum10.437570.01
Foxglove beardtonguePenstemon digitalis10.582.39 (small seed)
Golden AlexandersZizia aurea11.875300.76
Gray-headed coneflowerRatibida pinnata11.25201.38
Great blue lobeliaLobelia siphilitica10.2544.59
Hoary vervainVerbena stricta10.625100.57
Illinois tick trefoilDesmodium illinoense10.1562.50.02
IronweedVernonia fasciculata10.562590.41
Large-flowered beardtonguePenstemon grandiflorus10.580.24
Marsh muhlyMuhlenbergia racemosa10.1562.50.60
Mountain mintPycnanthemum virginianum10.2814.52.27
Obedient plantPhysostegia virginiana10.437570.24
Ox-eye sunflowerHeliopsis helianthoides10.625 100.14
Pale purple coneflowerEchinacea pallida11.25200.22
Partridge peaChamaecrista fasciculata11.25200.12
Prairie blazing starLiatris pycnostachya10.3445.50.14
Purple prairie cloverDalea purpurea12.67542.81.67
Rattlesnake masterEryngium yuccifolium10.625100.17
RosinweedSilphium integrifolium10.37560.02
Roundheaded bushcloverLespedeza capitata10.312550.11
Showy goldenrodSolidago speciosa10.2540.69
Showy tick trefoilDesmodium canadense10.625100.13
Sky blue asterSymphyotrichum oolentangiense10.2540.73
Smooth blue asterSymphyotrichum laeve10.2540.73
Spotted Joe pye weedEutrochium maculatum10.2540.73
Stiff goldenrodOligoneuron rigidum10.437570.66
ThimbleweedAnemone cylindrica10.0851.360.12
White prairie cloverDalea candida12.67542.82.16
Wild bergamotMonarda fistulosa10.437571.12
Wild quinineParthenium integrifolium10.187530.07
Total forb seeds per square foot25.38

PLS = pure live seed

Wet Species

Species NameScientific NameBagsPLS lbs./bagPLS oz./bagSeeds/Square Foot
Blue vervainVerbena hastata10.75122.56
Fox sedgeCarex vulpinoidea11163.67 (small seed)
SneezeweedHelenium autumnale10.43872.25 (small seed)
Swamp milkweedAsclepias incarnata10.43870.08
Total wet species seeds per square foot8.56

PLS = pure live seed

Note: The last species will grow best in a wetter habitat, a location with more soil moisture such as the ditch bottom. The 3 species labeled as having small seeds won’t grow if they get buried. One way to plant them would be to mix the seed in a bucket of sand and scatter it by hand on the soil surface towards the bottom of the ditch.