Purpose — Native Pollinator Forage for Sandy, Coastal Environments
Use it along dune toes, maritime barrens, parking lot edges, coastal restoration sites, and conservation lands where a low-input, salt-tolerant native planting is needed.
What’s Inside
A curated suite of native wildflowers + grasses suitable for MA Coastal Plain & dune systems:
Milkweed, Swamp (Marsh) (0.2), Milkweed, Butterfly (Butterflyweed) (0.25), Wildrye, Canada (VNS) (0.6), Wildrye, Virginia (1.27), Bergamot, Wild (Prairie Beebalm) (0.16), Susan, Black-eyed (0.32), Susan, Brown-eyed (0.25), Bluestem, Little (VNS) (1.2), Goldenrod, Gray (Field) (Old Field) (0.1), Aster, Smooth Blue (0.08), Tridens, Purple Top (0.4), Vervain, Blue (0.08). Created January 2026.
Recommended Seeding Specs
- Seeding Rate: 4–8 PLS lbs/acre
- Seeds per ft² 20–35 seeds/ft²
- Ratio ~70% forbs : 30% grasses
- Seeding Method Drill or broadcast with packer
- Site Prep: Kill and remove sod/weed competition; avoid fertilization
- Best Timing: Fall dormant (Oct–Dec) or early spring
Where This Mix Works Best
- Maritime dunes & sandy coastal soils
- Cape Cod, South Shore, North Shore
- Coastal restoration + land trust projects
- Shorebird buffer zones & dune toe stabilization
- Urban coastal pollinator plots
