CP42 Wet Pollinator Mix
CP42 pollinator mix for wet-mesic and bottomland sites.
A CP42 pollinator blend built for wet-mesic soils and seasonally saturated bottomlands. Wet-tolerant forbs like swamp milkweed, joe pye weed, and blue vervain anchor the bloom windows.
At a glance
- Seeding rate
- 6–8 lbs PLS/acre
- Coverage / sizes
- Sold by the acre; 1/2 acre and full acre bags standard
- When to plant
- Dormant seed late fall through early spring.
- Site fit
- Wet-mesic soils, bottomlands, and seasonally saturated ground.
Highlights
- Swamp milkweed, joe pye weed, blue vervain
- Wet-tolerant native grass matrix
- Meets USDA CP42 bloom-window spec
- Strong monarch nectar value
Common use cases
- — CP42 contracts on wet-mesic ground
- — Bottomland pollinator restorations
FAQ
How wet is too wet for a CP42 planting?
Standing water more than a few weeks at a time is too wet — that ground belongs in a CP23 wetland buffer instead.
Recommended in these states
CP42 Wet Pollinator Mix appears in our state guides for the regions below. Jump straight to this mix's card on the state guide.
Dormant seeding November through early April is preferred. Snow-cover frost seeding works exceptionally well in Minnesota's cold winters.
Dormant October through April. Frost seeding onto snow is common and highly effective in the Drift Prairie.
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