Our Intermountain Pollinator Blend has been designed to provide optimum pollinator habitat throughout the areas bordered by the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges in the West, as well as the Rocky Mountains in the East. It contains some of the most valuable plants for bees, butterflies, birds, moths and other animal pollinators, and will provide an excellent nectar and pollen source during each season of the year. This blend contains both perennial and self-seeding annual species for multi-year productivity. A special emphasis has been placed on providing habitat for the struggling monarch butterfly – a majestic insect that relies solely on milkweed as a food source.This blend produces a stand that will contain:
- 12% Sainfoin, Onobrychis viciifolia
- 12% Annual Sunflower, Helianthus annuus
- 12% Blanketflower, Gaillardia aristata
- 12% Blue Flax, Linum lewisii
- 9% White Clover, Trifolium repens
- 9% Alfalfa, Medicago sativa
- 9% Western Yarrow, Achillea millefolium
- 6% Birdsfoot Trefoil, Lotus corniculatus
- 6% Yellow Sweetclover, Melilotus officinalis
- 4% Butterfly Weed, Asclepias tuberosa
- 3% Mountain Lupine, Lupinus argenteus ssp. rubricaulis
- 3% Common Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca
- 3% Canada Goldenrod, Solidago canadensis
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