Detention Basin Wet Meadow Mix

Do you have a stormwater detention basin that holds rainfall? Do you have trouble getting anything to grow there? The native plants in this mix are designed by nature to adapt to a wide range of growing conditions ranging from completely saturated in spring to bone dry in August!

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 Detention Basin Wet Meadow 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
Asclepias incarnata	Red Milkweed
Baptisia alba	White False Indigo
Desmodium canadense	Canada Tick Trefoil
Echinacea pallida	Pale Purple Coneflower
Eupatorium maculatum	Joe Pye Weed
Heliopsis helianthoides	Ox-eye Sunflower
Iris versicolor	Blue Flag Iris
Liatris pycnostachya	Prairie Blazingstar
Lobelia cardinalis	Cardinal Flower
Lobelia siphilitica	Great Blue Lobelia
Monarda fistulosa	Bergamot
Oligoneuron rigidum	Stiff Goldenrod
Ratibida pinnata	Yellow Coneflower
Rudbeckia hirta	Black Eyed Susan
Senna hebecarpa	Wild Senna
Silphium perfoliatum	Cup Plant
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae	New England Aster
Verbena hastata	Blue Vervain
Vernonia fasciculata	Ironweed
Veronicastrum virginicum	Culvers Root
Zizia aurea	Golden Alexanders

Native Grass Seeds

Species Name	Common Name
Andropogon gerardii	Big Bluestem
Elymus canadensis	Canada Wild Rye
Panicum virgatum	Switchgrass
Sorghastrum nutans	Indiangrass

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.

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