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Specification Details

Mix Type AnnForb
Spec Notes These species are intolerant of burial under > 5 mm of mulch; DO NOT seed into alien annual grass matrix

Species Included

Common Name Scientific Name LB/AC PLS/SQFT % PLS Seed/LB Lifeform Duration Legume Pollinator Value Benefits to Pollinators Pollinators Flowering Month Height (ft.) Commercially Available
Coulters Lupine Lupinus sparsiflorus 3 71 86.13 1200000 08_Forb Annual No Medium Adult Food Native Bees; Bombus Mar–Apr 0.7-1.3 Yes
Desertbells Phacelia campanularia 2 36 86.75 908000 08_Forb Annual Yes Low Adult Food Native Bees Feb-Apr 1-2 Yes
Chia Salvia columbariae 2 24 94.05 550000 08_Forb Annual Yes Medium Adult Food; Larval Food Native Bees; Bombus; Larval Host (Moth) Mar–Jun 0.5–1.5 Yes