About our seed mix

The Beltrami SWCD now has a Native Seed Mix available!  This perennial mix contains 18 species of native forbs and 5 species of native grasses chosen for their erosion control and wildlife habitat characteristics.  The mix has species that will do well in a variety of site conditions, including part sun to full sun,  and sandy to organic soils.

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  • Maintenance Manual

Wildflowers

Botanical name

Common Name

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Agastache foeniculum

Anise hyssop

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allium stellatum

Wild onion

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anemone canadensis

Canada anemone

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aquilegia canadensis

Columbine

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asclepiadaceae incarta

Swamp milkweed

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aster laevis

Smooth-blue aster

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aster macrophyllus

Large-leaved aster

 

 

 

 

 

 

Astragalus canadensis

Canada milkvetch

 

 

 

 

 

 

Campanula rotundifolia

Harebell

 

 

 

 

 

 

Helianthus rigidus

Stiff sunflower

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heliopsis helianthoides

Ox-eye sunflower

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monarda fistulosa

Wild bergamot

 

 

 

 

 

 

Potentilla argula

Prairie cinquefoil

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rudbeckia hirta

Black-eyed Susan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solidago nemoralis

Gray goldenrod

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solidago rigida

Stiff goldenrod

 

 

 

 

 

 

Verbena hastata

Blue vervain

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zizia aurea

Golden alexander

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grasses

Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi)
Woolgrass (Scirpus cypernus)
Canada wild rye (Elymus canadensis)
Slender wheat grass (Agropyron trachycaulum)
Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
Rye grass (lolium italicum)

Download Species Descriptions with photos (Adobe pdf format)

Download a Maintenance Manual for use with native plantings (Adobe pdf format )