Our wet soil mix provides color from early May into October and attracts many kinds of wildlife. It consists nearly entirely of perennials with a few annuals or biennials that will provide some color while the perennials get established. This mix should be sown in late fall or winter--early February at the latest. Seed sown after February may not get the cold moist treatment (stratification) that it needs in order to germinate.
Contents of the mix vary due to availability.
Look for the Wet Soil Companion Mix for additional sedges and rushes for your project!
Seed: Many of the species need a cold, moist period of stratification. Sow seed between November and February. The following seeding rates will deposit roughly 30 seeds per square foot.
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A packet covers about 25 square feet.
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1 ounce per 1,470 square feet
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1 pound per 23,545 square feet
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1.85 pounds per acre
We include an extra ounce of seed with each bulk pound.
12/23/2025 Contents:
| LATIN NAME | COMMON NAME |
| Alisma subcordatum | Water Plantain |
| Ammannia coccinea | Scarlet Toothcup |
| Amorpha fruticosa | Indigo bush |
| Amsonia illustris | Shining Blue Star |
| Asclepias incarnata | Swamp Milkweed |
| Bidens aristosa (A/B) | Bur Marigold |
| Boltonia asteroides | White Doll's Daisy |
| Campanulastrum americanum | American Bellflower |
| Cephalanthus occidentalis | Buttonbush |
| Chelone obliqua | Rose Turtlehead |
| Conoclinium coelstinum | Mist Flower |
| Desmanthus illinoensis | Ill. Bundleflower |
| Elephantopus carolinianus | Carolina Elephant's Foot |
| Eryngium yuccifolium | Rattlesnake Master |
| Eutrochium fistulosum | Hollow Stem Joe Pye Weed |
| Helenium autumnale | Helen's Flower |
| Heliopsis helianthoides | Ox-eye Sunflower |
| Hibiscus lasiocarpos | Rose Mallow |
| Liatris pycnostachya | Prairie Blazing Star |
| Lobelia inflata | Indian Tobacco |
| Ludwigia alternifolia | Seedbox |
| Lythrum alatum | Winged loosestrife |
| Mimulus ringens | Monkey Flower |
| Monarda fistulosa | Wild Bergamot (Tall) |
| Penstemon digitalis | Foxglove Beardtongue |
| Pycnanthemum tenuifolium | Slender Mountain Mint |
| Ratibida pinnata | Grayhead Coneflower |
| Rudbeckia fulgida var. umbrosa | Orange Coneflower |
| Rudbeckia laciniata | Cutleaf Coneflower |
| Rudbeckia subtomentosa | Sweet Coneflower |
| Rudbeckia triloba (B) | Brown-eyed Susan |
| Sabatia angularis | Rose Gentian |
| Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | New England Aster |
| Symphyotrichum pilosum | Frost Aster |
| Symphyotrichum praealtum | Willowleaf Aster |
| Tradescantia ohiensis | Ohio Spiderwort |
| Verbena urticifolia | White Vervain |
| Carex crus-corvi | Ravens Foot Sedge |
| Carex vulpinoidea | Fox Sedge |
| Juncus biflorus | Bog Rush |
| Scirpus atrovirens | Dark green bulrush |
| GRAMINOIDS | 10.42% |