HIGH ALTITUDE SEED MIXES


general mixes for most sites at elevation range 8,000' - 11,000'
20-36 inches precipitation and winter snow

High Altitude Wildflowers
seeding rate: 8oz per 1,000 sq.ft.

15 % Eriogonum umbellatum (Sulfurflower Buckwheat)
15 % Gaillarida aristata (Perennial Gaillardia)
15 % Linum lewisii (Blue Flax)
15 % Penstemon strictus (Rocky Mt Penstemon)
10 % Delphinium occidentale (Western Larkspur)
10 % Hymenoxys hoopesii (Orange Mountain Daisy)
8 % Aquilegia coerulea (Blue Columbine)
5 % Achillea millefolium (Yarrow)
3% Lupinus caudatus (Tailcup Lupine)
2 % Geranium viscosissimum (Sticky Geranium)
1 % Heliomeris multiflora (Showy Goldeneye)
1 % Solidago missouriensis (Goldenrod)

High Altitude Grasses
seeding rate: 2 lbs per 1,000 sq.ft. or 25 lbs per acre

25 % Bromus ciliatus (Fringed Brome)
25 % Elymus trachycaulus (Slender Wheatgrass)
15 % Bromus marginatus (Mountain Brome)
15 % Festuca saximontana (Rocky Mt Fescue)
8 % Deschampsia cespitosa (Tufted Hairgrass)
5 % Poa alpina (Alpine Bluegrass)
3 % Koeleria macrantha (Junegrass)
2 % Festuca thurberi (Thurber Fescue)
2 % Trisetum spicatum (Spike Trisetum)

High Altitude Short Grasses
seeding rate: 2 lbs per 1,000 sq.ft. or 25 lbs per acre

45 % Poa alpina (Alpine Bluegrass)
45 % Festuca saximontana (Rocky Mt Fescue)
5 % Koeleria macrantha (Junegrass)
5 % Trisetum spicatum (Marmotgrass)

High Altitude Meadow Mix
(a blend of 70% High Altitude grasses and 30% High Altitude wildflowers)
seeding rate: 1 pound per 1,000 sq.ft.