This mix provides season-long bloom for native bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, while establishing a resilient native grass foundation that supports long-term meadow structure and wildlife use. Early-blooming annuals and biennials jump-start habitat value in year one, followed by longer-lived perennials that persist under periodic mowing or managed disturbance. It is ideal for pollinator habitat plantings, prairie restoration, conservation easements, and working lands where site conditions are too wet or cool for Intermountain or Great Basin mixes.
Design Intent
- Built specifically for western Oregon prairie systems
- Strong early establishment with native annuals and biennials
- Cool-season grasses adapted to winter-wet soils
- Balanced structure for pollinators, songbirds, and beneficial insects
- Compatible with mowing, haying, or rotational disturbance
Primary Uses
- Native pollinator habitat
- Prairie restoration & enhancement
- NRCS conservation plantings
- Meadow establishment on valley floors and foothill benches
- Wildlife habitat on farms, conservation lands, and public sites
This mix is commonly suitable for the following NRCS conservation practices (final approval by local planner recommended):
- CP42 – Pollinator Habitat
- 327 – Conservation Cover
- 645 – Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
- 550 – Range Planting (western Oregon prairie contexts)
Recommended Site Conditions
Region: Western Oregon (Willamette Valley, Coast Range foothills, western Cascades)
Soils: Loam to clay-loam; tolerates seasonally wet soils
Precipitation: 30–60+ inches annually
Sun: Full sun to light partial shade
Management: Mowing or light disturbance improves persistence
Species Highlights
Milkweed, Showy (0.3), Clarkia, Farewell to Spring (0.25), Clarkia, Wine Cup (0.15), Tufted Hair Grass (1.5), Wildrye, Blue (0.75), Poppy, California (0.2), Fescue, Idaho (1.75), Junegrass, Prairie (0.3), Flax, Lewis (0.15), Lupine, Bigleaf (0.2), Baby blue eyes (0.15), Primrose, Common Evening (0.1). Created January 2026.
This mix includes a carefully selected combination of:
- Cool-season native grasses for structure and persistence
- Early-blooming native annuals for fast pollinator value
- Long-lived perennials for mid- and late-season nectar and seed production
