Little Bluestem Grass?
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Comments (4)I have Little Bluestem, Purple prairie clover, Showy goldenrod, Penstemon grandiflorus, Chasmanthium latifolium, several types of Monarda, and a few seeds for Baptisia australis. Check out my exchange list for a complete list of seeds, most of which are natives. You are welcome to do a SASBE. Send me an email if interested....See Morehave: many different seeds sase or trade
Comments (14)Here's what is left Marguerite Daisy - Yellow (2) Forget-me-not Anise Hyssop - Agastache foeniculum Datura - White Chives Datura metel - Lafleur Lilac Basil - Napleotano Bolloso Allium - White Mexican Hat - Ratibida columnaris Love in a Mist - Nigella damascene False Sunflower - Heliopsis heliantoides Aster - Pink Powderpuff Heuchera - Dales Strain Digitalis Grandiflora - Foxglove Black Eyed Susan (2) Brown Eyed Susan Echinacea - White Swan Rudbeckia - Amplexicaulis - Sunkeeper Rudbeckia - Harvest Moon Rudbeckia - Prairie Sun Buddleija davidii - Deep Purple Echinacea - Pink Marigold - Orange Allium - Purple Crocosmia - Lucifer St. Mary's Milk Thistle - Silybum marianum Nemophilia - Penny Black Alchemilla erythropada Feverfew Red Beebalm Burgundy Beebalm Ornamental Pepper - Embers And, these that are out of my garden Black Hollyhock...See More1st year: establishing wildflower meadow - what will flower 2014?
Comments (3)Nj, if I've got it right, you are planning a higher-6" to 8"-mowing just for this coming growing season, and perhaps the one following, to interupt weed seed cycles. IF that is so, it is indeed a normal part of meadow establishment. I guess to answer your question, the only one that will flower despite this early-stage mowing is what you've already identified-Rudbeckia hirta. Not saying none of these others won't also, just that in my experience R. hirta is one that can be dependably counted on to flower despite these early-stage mowings. The thing I'm not getting though is the presence of the tree and shrub species within this mix. Not at all saying I don't like them, just I don't see how you can have a meadow in which woody plants are purposely part of the mix. Are you intending to have these woody species around the perimeter? That could work. Then, once you've got your meadow up and running, fire is the best tool, but timely mowing can and often does suffice, depending on other circumstances. Or, one can purposely let the meadow undergo natural succession. That's what happens in nature, in areas of the country like yours and mine which were formerly primarily forested. Meadows would indeed exist, but as a seral stage following a disturbance of some kind. When we create these things, we have to bring the disturbance to them if we want it to remain as meadow, prairie, etc. Quite an extensive plant list BTW. +oM...See MoreDead crabgrass
Comments (2)Joe, I've got the same problem with the crabgrass. It forms a solid mat only an inch thick but very dense. It doesn't cover my whole flower patch (2 acres) but areas 20 - 50 ft. across. I'm going to burn when conditions are right. I don't think you need to worry about harming the young grasses if you burn, but others with more experience in this area will be along to help you. Good luck!...See Moreblakrab Centex
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