Plant Growing Guides

Cash Crop (Post-Cover Crop)

Various species

Arctic Brome

Bromus pumpellianus

Balsam

Impatiens balsamina

Balsam Purple King

Impatiens balsamina

Balsam Purple King Mixed Colors

Impatiens balsamina

Brassica Cover Crop Mix

Brassica spp. (B. oleracea, B. napus, B. rapa)

Canada Bluegrass

Poa compressa

Clover and Vetch

Trifolium spp. and Vicia spp.

Compact Vinca

Catharanthus roseus

Confetti Splash

Impatiens walleriana 'Confetti Splash'

Cover Crops

Fagopyrum esculentum (Buckwheat) / Trifolium spp. (Clover)

Crystal Palace Blue

Lobelia erinus 'Crystal Palace Blue'

Decorative Moss

Various species (Bryophyta division)

Diamond-leaf Cinquefoil

Potentilla anserina subsp. groenlandica

Double Gleam Nasturtium

Tropaeolum majus 'Double Gleam'

Dwarf Basil

Ocimum basilicum var. minimum

Cottongrass

Eriophorum species

Flowering Herbaceous Plants

Various species (herbaceous perennials and annuals)

Pollinator-Attracting Flowering Plants (General Guide)

Various species

Forbs

Herbaceous flowering plants (various species)

Cover Crops (Grass and Legume Mix)

Multiple species (e.g., Lolium, Trifolium, Medicago, Vicia)

Native Ground Covers (Regional)

Various native species

Legume Cover Crops

Fabaceae family (various species)

Local Wildflowers

Various native species (region-dependent)

Marigold Bonanza

Tagetes patula 'Bonanza'

Native Annual Wildflowers

Multiple species (region-dependent)

Native Flowering Perennials

Various native species (region-dependent)

Native Grasses and Sedges

Poaceae (grasses) and Cyperaceae (sedges)

Native Pollinator Plants

Various native species

Native Understory Plants Adapted to Wet Conditions

Multiple species (mixed genus/family)

Native Wildflower Mix (Regional)

Mixed native species (region-dependent)

Native Wildflowers

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Wildflowers (Regional Mix)

Various species by region

Native Wildflowers and Forbs

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Wildflowers and Perennials

Various species (region-dependent)

Flowering Tobacco

Nicotiana alata

Nitrogen-fixing Native Legumes

Fabaceae family (various native species)

Nitrogen-fixing plants

Various species with Rhizobium/Frankia symbiosis

Non-Brassica Cover Crops

Various species (see description)

Non-legume Cover Crop Mix

Fagopyrum esculentum (buckwheat) & Helianthus annuus (sunflower)

Ornamental Foliage Plants

Various genera and species

Legumes in Cover Crop Mixes

Fabaceae family (mixed species)

Native Perennials (Regional)

Various species

Native Wildflowers (Zone-Specific Mix)

Various species

Native Wildflowers (Regional)

Various species (region-dependent)

Witchgrass

Panicum capillare

Prince of Wales Feather

Celosia argentea var. plumosa

Siberian onion

Allium odorum