Having dry, sandy soil doesn’t mean you have to settle for less. These drought tolerant native plants have been specially selected because they thrive naturally in dry sand and gravelly soil! Expect a whirlwind of colour throughout the season with this mix!

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 60% flowers and 40% 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 Dry, Sandy Soil Mix contains the following wildflowers and native grasses:
Click on the plant's name to see a pop-up photo of it.

Wildflower Seeds

Species Name	Common Name
Achillea millefolium	White Yarrow
Agastache foeniculum	Anise Hyssop
Amorpha canescens	Leadplant
Asclepias tuberosa	Butterflyweed
Astragalus canadensis	Canada Milk Vetch
Coreopsis lanceolata	Lanceleaf Coreopsis
Dalea purpurea	Purple Prairie Clover
Echinacea purpurea	Purple Coneflower
Eryngium yuccifolium	Rattlesnake Master
Gaillardia aristata	Blanketflower
Liatris aspera	Rough Blazingstar
Lupinus perennis	Wild Lupine
Monarda fistulosa	Bergamot
Oligoneuron album	White Aster
Oligoneuron rigidum	Stiff Goldenrod
Ratibida pinnata	Yellow Coneflower
Rudbeckia hirta	Black Eyed Susan
Solidago speciosa	Showy Goldenrod
Symphyotrichum laeve	Smooth Aster
Tradescantia ohiensis	Spiderwort
Verbena stricta	Hoary Vervain

Native Grass Seeds

Species Name	Common Name
Bouteloua curtipendula	Sideoats Grama
Panicum virgatum	Switchgrass
Schizachyrium scoparium	Little Bluestem

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.