Do you have a prairie that is mostly grass and you want more flowers in it. Whether it is because the grass took over or because you originally planted fully grass,  this is the mix for you.

Now we want to be very clear: Interseeding Forbes is a very tricky process, so please look at this page on our website before proceeding. We want you to have success in interseeding the Forbes, so if you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out! 

Orders of ¼ acre or more receive free Prairie Farm merch. Our seed mixes are formulated with species native to Iowa and are also ideally suited for Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, and South Dakota.

What's included in the Interseeding Forbs Mix?

Grasses

None! This is a forbs-only mix, made for interseeding wildflowers into an existing grass stand.

Forbs & Flowers

• Alumroot (heuchera richardsonii)
• Black-Eyed Susan (rudbeckia hirta)
• Blue Sky Aster (symphyotrichum oolentangiense)
• Brown-Eyed Susan (rudbeckia triloba)
• Canadian Milkvetch (astragalus canadensis)
• Common Milkweed (asclepias syriaca)
• Culver's Root (veronicastrum virginicum)
• Foxglove Beardtongue (penstemon digitalis)
• Gray-Headed Coneflower (ratibida pinnata)
• Maximilian's Sunflower (helianthus maximiliani)
• New England Aster (symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
• Oxeye, False Sunflower (heliopsis helianthoides)
• Partridge Pea (chamaecrista fasciculata)
• Prairie Cinquefoil (potentilla arguta)
• Purple Prairie Clover (dalea purpurea)
• Showy Goldenrod (solidago speciosa)
• Showy Ticktrefoil (desmodium canadense)
• Stiff Goldenrod (oligoneuron rigidum)
• Sweet Coneflower (rudbeckia subtomentosa)
• White Prairie Clover (dalea candida)
• White Sage (artemisia ludoviciana)