Seed Bar Germination Instructions

(Poa pratensis, Festuca rubra, Phleum pratense, Panicum virgatum, Andropogon gerardi, Lolium multiflorum, Elymus canadensis, Carex vulpinoidea, Elymus virginicus, Verbena hastata, Rudbeckia hirta, Monarda fistulosa, Heliopsis helianthoides, Aster novae-angliae, Desmodium canadense, Aster umbellatus, Aster puniceus)

Species common names: Kentucky bluegrass, red fescue, timothy, switchgrass, big bluestem, Italian ryegrass, Canada wildrye, fox sedge, Virginia wildrye, blue vervain, black-eyed Susan, wild bergamot, false sunflower, New England aster, showy tick-trefoil, flat-topped white aster, purple-stemmed aster 

Germination: Spread on well-loosened soil in autumn or spring. 

Habitat selection: Suitable for clay soils with either wet or dry conditions 

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Species common names: Yarrow, Field Chickweed, Fireweed, Farewell-to-Spring, Woolly Sunflower, Hairy Gumweed

Germination: For best results, sow on the soil surface in the fall.

Habitat selection: sunny and dry area (good for containers with consistent watering)

Germination: For best results, sow on the soil surface in the fall. If germinating at a different time of year, place seeds between moist paper towels or in vermiculite, in a sealed bag or container, in the fridge (4 degrees C) for 60 days, then sow on the soil surface.

Habitat selection: sunny and rocky areas (good for containers)

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Germination: For best results, sow on the soil surface in the fall. If germinating at a different time of year, place seeds between moist paper towels or in vermiculite, in a sealed bag or container, in the fridge (4 degrees C) for 30 days, then sow on the soil surface.

Habitat selection: sunny and wet area (good for containers with consistent watering)

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Germination: For best results, sow on the soil surface in the spring or late fall

Habitat selection: anywhere with at least a few hours of sunlight and some moisture.

Photo: © Alexey P. Seregin / Source: inaturalist.org

Germination: For best results, sow on the soil surface in the fall. If germinating at a different time of year, place seeds between moist paper towels or in vermiculite, in a sealed bag or container, in the fridge (4 degrees C) for 60 days, then sow on the soil surface.

Habitat selection: sunny and dry areas

Photo: © David Winston / Source: inaturalist.org

Germination: For best results, sow on the soil surface in the fall. If germinating at a different time of year, place seeds between moist paper towels or in vermiculite, in a sealed bag or container, in the fridge (4 degrees C) for 30 days, then sow on the soil surface.

Habitat selection: sunny and dry areas

Germination: For best results, sow on the soil surface in the spring or late fall. Seeds are very small and need light to germinate. Make sure they are not covered by soil, leaves or other debris, especially when the weather begins to warm.

Habitat selection: sunny or partially sunny areas with medium to high moisture

Germination: For best results, sow on the soil surface in the spring or late fall.

Habitat selection: sunny, rocky/gravelly areas, medium to low moisture

Germination: For best results, sow on the soil surface in the spring or late fall.

Habitat selection: sunny, sandy areas with medium to low moisture

Germination: For best results, sow on the soil surface in the fall. If germinating at a different time of year, place seeds between moist paper towels or in vermiculite, in a sealed bag or container, in the fridge (4 degrees C) for 60 days, then sow on the soil surface.

Habitat selection: sunny to partially sunny areas with somewhat dry to somewhat moist soil (quite adaptable), can grow well in clay soil

Germination: For best results, sow on the soil surface in the spring or late fall.

Habitat selection: sunny and moist to wet areas, can grow well in clay soil