Wet Meadow Wildflower Seed Mix
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SKU: AM018269
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Overview
Our Wet Meadow Wildflower Seed Mix is the perfect mix of colorful wildflowers and textural grasses for wet soil. A dozen perennial wildflowers, including favorites such as Aster, Milkweed, Liatris, Helenium, Joe Pye Weed, and more will provide flowers all season long to attract butterflies and other pollinators. These wildflowers are complemented by a range of perennial grasses that provide lush green foliage and interesting textures with their petite flowers and seed heads. While most wildflowers do best with well-draining soil, our Wet Meadow Mix is specially formulated to succeed in meadows or gardens near water features and streams. All of the seed we carry at American Meadows is non-GMO, neonicotinoid-free and guaranteed to grow.
key features
Advantages
Bee Friendly, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Birds, Low Maintenance, Naturalizes, Erosion Control
Growing Zones
Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8
Life Cycle
Mix of Annuals & Perennials
Light Requirements
Full Sun, Half Sun / Half Shade
Soil Moisture
Moist / Wet
Seed Coverage
1/4 lb covers 285 square feet1/2 lb covers 575 square feet1 lb covers 1,145 square feet5 lb covers 5,730 square feet10 lb covers 11,460 square feet 25 lb covers 28,660 square feet 50 lb covers 57,315 square feet
SKU
AM018269
Description
Years of requests from enthusiastic wildflower gardeners led to the creation of our Wet Meadow Wildflower Seed Mix. A perfect solution for wet areas in your garden or meadow, this mix can even be planted along creeks and streams. Our Wet Meadow Wildflower Seed Mix includes all perennial wildflowers and grasses, including Helenium, Black Eyed Susan, Ironweed, Coneflower, and more, plus annual oats and rye to serve as "nurse crops." In the first season, annual Oats and Rye will reduce the incidence of weeds, prevent erosion, and prevent excessive sunlight from reaching the perennial wildflower seedlings while they are tender. Perennial wildflowers will show foliage in the first season while establishing their roots, and you can generally expect to see blooms in the second season. Year after year, they will mature and spread. If you would like to see colorful flowers in the first season while perennials are establishing, we recommend planting annual wildflowers that can tolerate moist soils, such as Cosmos, Zinnias, or one of our All-Annual Mixes: All Annual Wildflower Seed Mix - Variety or All Annual Wildflower Seed Mix - Bold Color.
What's in this Mix
Botanical Name | Common Name | Life Cycle | Color | Height | Bloom Season | |
Asclepias incarnata | Swamp Milkweed | Perennial | Pink | 36-48" tall | Summer | |
Aster novae-angliae | New England Aster | Perennial | Purple | 48" tall | Late summer to fall | |
Avana sativa | Common Oats | Annual | 24" tall | Late spring | ||
Bidens aristosa | Tickseed Sunflower | Annual | Yellow | 48" tall | Late summer to fall | |
Carex comosa | Bottlebrush Sedge | Perennial | 24-42" tall | Foliage all season | ||
Carex scoparia | Broom Sedge | Perennial | 30-36" tall | Late spring to mid summer | ||
Carex stipata | Awl Fruited Sedge | Perennial | 36" tall | Late spring to mid summer | ||
Carex vulpinoidea | Fox Sedge | Perennial | 12-36" tall | Late spring to mid summer | ||
Elymus virginicus | Virginia Wild Rye | Perennial | 48" tall | Mid to late summer | ||
Eupatorium fistulosum | Joe Pye Weed | Perennial | Pink | 36-96" tall | Late summer to fall | |
Eupatorium perfoliatum | Common Boneset | Perennial | White | 48-60" tall | Mid summer to early fall | |
Helenium autumnale | Common Sneezeweed | Perennial | Yellow | 36-60" tall | Late summer to late fall | |
Juncus tenuis | Path Rush | Perennial | Pink | 12" tall | Late spring to early summer | |
Leersia oryzoides | Rice Cutgrass | Perennial | 48" tall | Early summer to mid fall | ||
Liatris spicata | Marsh Blazing Star | Perennial | Purple | 24-48" tall | Summer to fall | |
Lolium multiflorum | Annual Ryegrass | Annual | 14-48" tall | Early summer | ||
Mimulus ringens | Monkey Flower | Perennial | Purple | 12-36" tall | Summer to fall | |
Rudbeckia laciniata | Cut Leaf Coneflower | Perennial | Yellow | 36-60" tall | Mid summer to mid fall | |
Scirpus atrovirens | Green Bulrush | Perennial | 60" tall | Early to late summer | ||
Symphyotrichum puniceum | Swamp Aster | Perennial | Purple | 60" tall | Late summer to fall | |
Verbena hastata | Blue Vervain | Perennial | Purple | Up to 72" tall | Summer | |
Vernonia fasciculata | Prairie Iron Weed | Perennial | Purple | 48-108" tall | Mid summer to mid fall |
100% Pure Seed | Non-GMO
We’re Your Wildflower Experts
Our approach is simple ‐ for over 25 years we have offered gardeners only the best wildflower seeds, flower bulbs, perennial plants, clover and lawn seeds and flower seed packets for special occasions ‐ the ones we grow in our own gardens. We stand ready to help you grow with confidence!