MONTANE SEED MIXES


for mixed conifer forest openings
elevation range 6,000' - 9,000'
15-30 inches precipitation and winter snow, summer rain

Not for sale in AZ

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

15 % Gaillardia aristata 'Meriwether' (Perennial Blanketflower)
15 % Linum lewisii (Maple Grove Blue Flax)
15 % Lupinus sericeus (Silky Lupine)
15 % Penstemon strictus (Rocky Mt Penstemon)
10 % Hymenoxys hoopesii (Owls Claw)
10 % Rudbeckia hirta (Blackeyed Susan)
5 % Achillea millefolium occidentalis (Western Yarrow)
5 % Erigeron speciosus (Aspen Daisy)
5 % Heliomeris multiflora (Showy Goldeneye)
5 % Penstemon eatonii (Firecracker Penstemon)

Not for sale in AZ

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

20 % Bromus cilatus (Fringed Bromegrass)
20 % Elymus trachycaulus (Slender Wheatgrass)
20 % Pascopyrum smithii (Western Wheatgrass)
15 % Nassella virdula (Green Needlegrass)
10 % Poa secunda (Sandberg Bluegrass)
5 % Koeleria macrantha (Junegrass)
5 % Pseudoroegneria spicata (Bluebunch Wheatgrass)
3 % Poa fendleriana (Muttongrass)
2 % Muhlenbergia montana (Mountain Muhly)

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

40 % Poa secunda (Sims Mesa Sandberg Bluegrass)
40 % Bouteloua gracilis (Alma Blue Grama)
20 % Koeleria macrantha (Sims Mesa Junegrass)