Pheasants Forever Nebraska

Sandy Prairie Seed Mix

$300.00 per acre

This seed mix has representative species from shortgrass, mixed-grass, and tallgrass prairie communities. Sand bluestem and prairie sandreed are among the few grasses recommended to revegetate and stabilize sandy soils. Plus, there are 40 wildflower species to enhance habitat diversity and structure.

The Sandhills region of Nebraska is the largest contiguous grassland in North America and represents about a quarter of our state’s land area. Wide open native prairies are crucial to cattle ranching and grassland-dependent wildlife, such as the greater prairie-chicken.

*Please note that the species composition and price are subject to change depending on availability. Species substitutions may be needed at time of order. Seed mix updated 02/02/2023.

SKU: CSM-Sandy-Prairie-Seed-Mix Categories: ,

Description

GRASSES 48.75% (14.12 PLS/ft2)
Blue Grama, Bad River Sand Bluestem, Champ
Indiangrass, Cheyenne Sand Lovegrass
Little Bluestem, Aldous Sideoats Grama, Butte
Prairie Junegrass Switchgrass, Nebraska 28
Prairie Sandreed Western Wheatgrass, Barton
WILDFLOWERS 51.25% (14.84 PLS/ft2)
American Vetch Partridgepea
Aromatic Aster Pitcher Sage
Baldwin’s Ironweed Prairie Aster
Black-eyed Susan Purple Prairie Clover
Blacksamson Rocky Mountain Bee Plant
Blanketflower (Indian Blanket) Roundhead Lespedeza
Canada Milkvetch Sand Milkweed
Candle Anemone Scarlet Globemallow
Common Evening Primrose Sensitive Briar
Common Milkweed Shell-leaf Penstemon
Cudweed Sagewort Showy Milkweed
Dotted Gayfeather Slender Beardstongue
Engelmann’s Daisy Stiff Goldenrod
False Boneset Stiff Sunflower
False Sunflower Tall Boneset
Four-Point Evening Primrose Upright Coneflower
Heath Aster Western Wild Rose
Hoary Vervain Western Yarrow
Illinois Bundleflower White Prairie Clover
Leadplant Wild Bergamot
  TOTAL: 28.96 PLS/ft2

High Quality Habitat

Pheasants Forever has high standards for wildlife habitat. After all, we are the habitat organization. Whether you’re interested in wildlife or wildflowers, we encourage the use of seed mixtures that follow our High Quality Habitat Standard:
  • A minimum of 50% of the seed mixture will be comprised of wildflowers and forbs.
  • Each seeding mixture will contain 40 or more species to provide high diversity and broad benefits.
  • Each seeding mixture will contain at least one appropriate milkweed species to benefit monarch butterflies.
  • An appropriate number of flowering plants will be provided throughout the entire growing season.
  • Seeding mixtures are designed using the appropriate seeds per square foot for each species.

A note about wildflower and pollinator seed mixes

The establishment of a wildflower, prairie, or pollinator seed mix depends on two critical elements: time and management. Many of the wildflower species listed in these mixtures will take several years to show up…be patient. In addition, the natural process of plant succession means that you’ll need to manage the stand to keep it looking diverse and colorful in the future. Otherwise, grasses tend to dominate the community. Every two years, plan to manage your habitat by applying some form of management like prescribed burning, herbicide application, light disking, managed grazing or haying.

The Habitat Organization

Pheasants Forever’s mission is to conserve pheasants, quail, and other wildlife through habitat improvements, public access, education, and conservation advocacy.

Additional information

Seeding Rate

28.96 PLS/sq. ft.

Soil Characteristics

Well-drained to somewhat poorly drained loam, sandy loam, and sandy soils.

Sunlight

Full sun

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