Mix HB1 (HONEYBEE SPECIALTY MIX) is designed for the environmental conditions of the Northern and Southern States and for sites with dry to moist soils. Flowering period and flower colors are coordinated for full season variety. The amount of seed of each species in the mix has been calculated using the number of seeds per pound of each species factored by establishment parameters. Mix HB1 contains 3 native grass species, 17 native wildflower species, and 2 introduced forb species. The recommended seeding rate is 7.50-10.90 PLS pounds/acre. Common Name Botanical Name PLS Oz. Ht Bloom Color Lance Leaved Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata 0.656 1′ – 2′ Sp Yellow Ladino Clover Trifolium repens 0.203 .5′ – 1′ Sp White Smooth Beardtongue Penstemon digitalis 0.160 2′ – 4′ Sp White Purple Prairie Clover Dalea purpurea 0.760 1′ – 3′ Sp/Su Pink Blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta 0.571 2′ – 3′ Sp/Su Yellow Buckwheat Fagopyrum esculent 1.083 1′ – 2′ Sp/Su White Butterfly Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa 0.606 2′ – 3′ Sp/Su Orange Lupine Lupinus perennis 0.942 1′ – 2′ Su Blue Partridge Pea Cassia fasciculata 1.251 2′ – 4′ Su Yellow White Prairie Clover Dalea candida 0.556 1′ – 2′ Su White Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea 1.263 2′ – 4′ Su Purple False Sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides 1.267 3′ – 6′ Su Yellow Spiked Blazing Star Liatris spicata 1.226 2′ – 4′ Su Pink Greyheaded Coneflower Ratibida pinnata 0.321 3′ – 5′ Su Yellow Rigid Goldenrod Solidago rigida 0.198 3′ – 5′ Su/F Yellow Iron Weed Vernonia altissima 0.451 5′ – 8′ Su/F Purple Maximilian Sunflower Helianthus maximiliani 0.688 3′ – 10′ Su/F Yellow White Wingstem Verbesina virginica 0.556 3′ – 6′ F White New England Aster Aster novae-angliae 0.243 3′ – 6′ F Purple Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium 0.650 Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans 0.950
