For years people have asked us for a seed mix that will stay short throughout the season. Most of the flowers and grasses in this mix will grow no more than two feet tall! Please note that this mix is designed for dry conditions in sandy to loam soils and will not grow well in dense clay.

For step-by-step instructions see our How to Grow a Meadow information pages.

About our Seed Mixes

All of our wildflower seed mixes are designed on a "seeds sown per square foot" ratio of approximately 65% flowers and 35% grasses, this way you'll get exactly the amount of seed you need for the area you wish to grow your meadow. Our seed mixes include written instructions and are ready to plant!

Our Super Short Mix contains these wildflowers and native grasses:
Click on the plant's name to see a pop-up photo of it.

Wildflower Seeds

Species Name	Common Name
Allium cernuum	Nodding Wild Onion
Anaphalis margaritacea	Pearly Everlasting
Anemone patens	Pasque Flower
Aquilegia canadensis	Wild Columbine
Asclepias tuberosa	Butterflyweed
Callirhoe involucrata	Purple Poppy Mallow
Campanula rotundifolia	Harebell
Coreopsis lanceolata	Lanceleaf Coreopsis
Dalea purpurea	Purple Prairie Clover
Dodecatheon meadia	Shooting Star
Gaillardia aristata	Blanketflower
Linum lewisii	Blue Flax
Lupinus perennis	Wild Lupine
Monarda punctata	Dotted Mint
Oligoneuron album	White Aster
Oligoneuron rigidum	Stiff Goldenrod
Ratibida columnifera	Prairie Coneflower
Rudbeckia hirta	Black Eyed Susan
Tradescantia ohiensis	Spiderwort
Verbena stricta	Hoary Vervain
Zizia aurea	Golden Alexanders

Native Grass Seeds

Species Name	Common Name
Koeleria macrantha	Junegrass
Sporobolus heterolepsis	Prairie Dropseed

Nurse Crop

Species Name	Common Name
Lolium multiflorum	Annual Rye Grass

Please note: All wildflower seed mixes over 1,000 sq. ft. are custom seed mixes. Custom seed mix orders, as they are made specifically for you, cannot be returned.