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The Xerces Society’s partners in the native seed industry are offering specially designed, Xerces-approved wildflower seed mixes that provide foraging and nesting resources for a diversity of pollinators. For details about species composition, recommended seeding rate, and how to contact the producer, please download the specification sheet for each seed mix.

For recommendations of plants that provide the best resources for bees and information on how to create and protect pollinator habitat in your region, please visit our Pollinator Conservation Resource Center.

CALIFORNIA CENTRAL VALLEY NATIVE SEED MIX

Produced by Hedgerow Farms of Winters, California, this seed mix includes source-identified annual and perennial native wildflowers that provide high quality foraging resources for pollinators. This mix is appropriate for habitat restoration across California’s Central Valley. The design of this mix is a direct result of Xerces’ research collaborations with UC Berkeley and UC Davis. Native bunch grasses that provide nesting habitat for bumble bees and other beneficial insects are also available for inclusion in the mix.

California Central Valley Native Seed Mix Specifications.

CENTRAL GREAT LAKES AND MIDWEST NATIVE SEED MIX

Produced by Cardno JF New Nursery, this mix includes high quality native perennial wildflowers that are highly attractive to pollinators, and appropriate for habitat restoration in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio. The mix also includes one or more species of native bunch grass that provide nesting habitat for bumble bees and other beneficial insects.

Central Great Lakes and Midwest Native Seed Mix Specifications.

HIGH PLAINS NATIVE SEED MIX

This mix produced by Applewood Seed Company includes high quality native wildflowers that attract and support pollinators. Two or more species of native bunch grass are also included, to provide nesting habitat for bumble bees and other beneficial insects. This mix is appropriate for habitat restoration at elevations below 6,000 feet in southeastern Wyoming, southwestern South Dakota, western Nebraska, eastern Colorado, western Kansas, eastern New Mexico, western Oklahoma and northwestern Texas.

 
High Plains Native Seed Mix Specifications.

GARDEN & URBAN RECLAMATION SEED MIX

This mix is a good compromise of native and non-native pollinator plants where cost is an issue and native plant restoration is not the primary objective (such as urban gardens, vacant lots, orchard understory plantings, highly degraded brownfield sites, etc.). The included species are adaptable and will naturalize in most soil conditions and most regions of the U.S. This mix is offered through our partners at Environmental Seed Producers.

 
Garden & Urban Reclamation Seed Mix Specifications.

MID-ATLANTIC NATIVE SEED MIX

This mix produced by Ernst Conservation Seeds includes high quality native perennial wildflowers that are highly attractive to pollinators, and a native bunch grass that provides nesting habitat for bumble bees and other beneficial insects. This mix is suitable for habitat restoration in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, northeastern North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

Mid-Atlantic Native Seed Mix Specifications.

NORTHEASTERN NATIVE SEED MIX

Produced by Ernst Conservation Seeds, this mix includes high quality native perennial wildflowers that are highly attractive to pollinators , and appropriate for habitat restoration in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, northern New York, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Also included is a native bunch grass that provides nesting habitat for bumble bee and other beneficial insects.

Northeastern Native Seed Mix Specifications.

PENNSYLVANIA NATIVE SEED MIX

This mix produced by Ernst Conservation Seeds includes high quality native perennial wildflowers that are highly attractive to pollinators, and a native bunch grass that provides nesting habitat for bumble bees and other beneficial insects. This mix is suitable for habitat restoration in Pennsylvania.

 
Pennsylvania Native Seed Mix Specifications.

SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIVE SEED MIX

Produced by Applewood Seed Company, this mix features high quality native wildflowers that provide sources of pollen and/or nectar for pollinators. To provide nesting habitat for bumble bees and other beneficial insects, two or more species of bunch grass are also included in the mix. This mix is appropriate for habitat restoration in the Southern Rocky Mountains (elevations between 6,000 and 10,000 feet in Wyoming, Colorado & New Mexico).

 
Southern Rocky Mountain Native Seed Mix Specifications.

UPPER MIDWEST NATIVE SEED MIX

This mix developed by Minnesota Native Landscapes includes high quality native perennial wildflowers that are highly attractive to pollinators, and one or more species of native bunch grass that provide nesting habitat for bumble bees and other beneficial insects. This mix is appropriate for habitat restoration in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. This mix is sold as “pure live seed” as opposed to “bulk seed” and is calculated at a robust seeding rate of 40 seeds per square foot, per acre.

 
Upper Midwest Native Seed Mix Specifications.

WESTERN GREAT LAKES NATIVE SEED MIXES

These mixes from Prairie Nursery include high quality annual and perennial wildflowers that provide pollinators with season-long sources of pollen and/or nectar. To provide nesting habitat for bumble bees and other beneficial insects, several species of bunch grass are also included. These mixes are appropriate for habitat restoration in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri. Separate mixes are available for sites with dry versus mesic soils.

Western Great Lakes Dry Soil Native Seed Mix.

Western Great Lakes Mesic Soil Native Seed Mix.