Prairie Seed Ordered!

I ordered 20 pounds of prairie seed from Prairie Moon Nursery today. This seed will be planted in the first two acres of the prairie reconstruction in an agricultural field at our farm. I hope to get it planted during the first week in April after the ground has thawed.

Here are the common and scientific names of the species I ordered.

Little Bluestem Andropogon scoparius
Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii
Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans
Side-oats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula
Canada Wild Rye Elymus canadensis
Northern Dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis
Prairie Brome Bromus kalmii
Compass Plant Silphium laciniatum
Prairie Coreopsis Coreopsis palmata
Marsh Blazing Star Liatris spicata
Sweet Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia subtomentosa
Nodding Onion Allium cernuum
Sky Blue Aster Aster azureus
Stiff Goldenrod Solidago rigida
Cream Gentian Gentiana flavida
Hoary Vervain Verbena stricta
Prairie Sage Artemisia ludoviciana
Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa
Whorled Milkweed Asclepias verticillata
Smooth Blue Aster Aster laevis
Aromatic Aster Aster oblongifolius
Cream Wild Indigo Baptisia leucophaea
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Sand Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata
Midland Shooting Star Dodecatheon meadia
Stiff Gentian Gentiana quinqefolia
Early Sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides
Round-headed Bush Clover Lespedeza capitata
Foxglove Beardtongue Penstemon digitalis
White Prairie Clover Petalostemum candidum
Purple Prairie Clover Petalostemum purpureum
Slender Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum tenuiflorum
Brown-eyed Susan Rudbeckia triloba
Wild Petunia Ruellia humilis
Old Field Goldenrod Solidago nemoralis
Showy Goldenrod Solidago speciosa
Meadow Parsnip Thaspium trifoliatum
Culver´s Root Veronicastrum virginicum
Golden Alexanders Zizia aurea
Copper-shouldered Oval Sedge Carex bicknellii
Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis
Wild Quinine Parthenium integrifolium
Canadian Milk Vetch Astragalus canadensis
Pale Indian Plantain Cacalia atriplicifolia