Showy milkweed, Rocky Mountain beeplant, blanketflower, purple prairie clover, silvery lupine, scarlet globemallow, stiff goldenrod, and both pale purple and long-headed coneflowers keep blooms rolling from late spring through fall. A supporting cast of native grasses—slender wheatgrass, green needlegrass, Sandberg bluegrass—and shrub species like winterfat and rubber rabbitbrush add long-term structure, winter cover, and seed.
Milkweed, Showy (0.06), Beeplant, Rocky Mountain (0.2), Prairie Clover, White (0.12), Prairie Clover, Purple (0.18), Coneflower, Pale Purple (0.12), Wheatgrass, Slender (0.2), Rabbitbrush, rubber (0.05), Blanketflower (0.3), Sunflower, Annual (0.2), Winterfat (1), Flax, Lewis (0.19), Lupine, Silvery (0.35), Bergamot, Wild (Prairie Beebalm) (0.1), Needlegrass, green (0.65), Goldenrod, Stiff (Rigid) (0.2), Bluegrass, Sandberg (VNS) (0.2), Coneflower, Prairie (Long-headed) (0.1), Globemallow, scarlet (0.03). Updated January 2026.
Best for: Eastern Montana rangeland restorations, pollinator plantings, wildlife habitat projects, and around food plots.
Seeding rate: ~5–6 PLS lbs/acre, targeting ~30–40 seeds/ft².
Ratio: Roughly 70–80% forbs/shrubs to 20–30% native grasses for strong bloom and good habitat structure.
NRCS fit: Works well for conservation cover and wildlife practices (327, 645) where regionally native species are desired.
Drilled or broadcast on a clean, weed-reduced site, this mix establishes a colorful, drought-tough prairie that supports bees, butterflies, deer, antelope, and upland birds for years to come.
This mix replaces:
- MT PF Diverse NATIVE Pollinator
- MT PF Diverse Pollinator Mix
- MT PF Bee-Preferred Native Pollinator Mix
- Portions of MT PF Range: Native Grass-Forb-Legume Mix A/E
If you would like to order any of these retired species, please reach out to Brooke at bmorgan@pheasantsforever.org
