Bloom begins early with Angelica and primrose, peaks midsummer with bergamot, Joe-Pye weed, tick-trefoil, and finishes strong into fall with asters, vervain & golden alexander — keeping bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds fed from May through frost.
Designed for NH meadows, field edges, roadsides, old fields, NRCS-style habitat plantings. Native warm-season grasses like Little bluestem, Red-top panicgrass, and Switchgrass provide winter standing cover, nesting structure, and hold snow to protect upland broods.
Species Included
Angelica, Great (0.1), Milkweed, Swamp (Marsh) (0.25), Milkweed, Common (0.2), Tick-trefoil, Showy (Canada) (0.2), Wildrye, Canada (VNS) (0.9), Wildrye, Virginia (0.6), Joe Pye Weed, Spotted (0.12), Great St Johns Wort (Giant) (0.08), Bergamot, Wild (Prairie Beebalm) (0.2), Primrose, Common Evening (0.12), Red Top Panicgrass (0.2), Switchgrass (Alamo) (0.3), Beardtongue, Foxglove (Smooth penstemon) (0.2), Pennsylvania smartweed (0.3), Cinquefoil, prairie (potentilla) (0.15), Bluestem, Little (VNS) (1.2), Aster, Calico (0.1), Aster, Frost (hairy white oldfield) (hairy) (0.1), Vervain, Blue (0.15), Alexander, Golden (0.15). Created January 2026.
- 100% Northeastern native species
- Supports monarchs, bumblebees, beetles, moths & hummingbirds
- Wildlife benefit: grouse & turkey broods, deer browse, songbird seed
- Thrives on old fields, sand-loam soils, forest edge & field margins
- Suitable for NRCS-style early successional habitat projects (327/420)
Recommended Seeding
Seeding rate: 6–8 PLS lbs/acre (broadcast) or 4–6 PLS lbs/acre (drill)
Site prep: mow & spray to remove sod; shallow drill ⅛–¼″ depth
Timing: Late fall dormant (best) or early spring before soil warms
Optional pairing: leave unmowed refuge strips for overwintering insects
