Species included in native seed mix envelopes distributed in spring 2026. More details here.
Most of these seeds were collected in and around Lexington in residential gardens. This is not conservation-grade blend, but it does contain a wide variety of native and near-native plants that grow in this area. As your plants mature and set seed in a year or 2, please consider saving some and sharing them to keep this project moving! Here’s what we remember including in the mix:
Meadow Mix – Medium Height
Anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)
Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)
Blue vervain (Verbena hastata)
Senna (Senna hebecarpa / Senna marilandica)
Zigzag goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis)
New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
Orange coneflower (Rudbeckia fulgida)
Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
Blue mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum)
Penstemon (Penstemon digitalis and red-flowered forms)
Sea oats (Chasmanthium latifolium)
Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans)
Purple love grass (Eragrostis spectabilis)
Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium)
Gaura (Oenothera lindheimeri)
Fireworks goldenrod (Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’)
Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis)
Bluestem goldenrod (Solidago caesia)
Blue lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)
Obedient plant (Physostegia virginiana)
Hairy aster (Symphyotrichum pilosum)
White snakeroot (Ageratina altissima)
Calico aster (Symphyotrichum lateriflorum)
White wood aster (Eurybia divaricata)
Witchgrass (Panicum capillare)
Common rush (Juncus effusus)
Mountain mint (Pycnanthemum muticum or related spp.)
Black cohosh (Actaea racemosa)
Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Late boneset (Eupatorium serotinum)
False sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides)
Tower rock cress (Arabis missouriensis)
Golden alexander (Zizia aurea)
Extra Tall Meadow Mix
Includes the above + several extra tall plants:
Tall evening primrose (Oenothera biennis)
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum)
Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis)
Cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum)
Joe Pye weed (Eutrochium purpureum / Eutrochium maculatum)
Queen of the prairie (Filipendula rubra)
Cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata)
