Biodiverse Polyculture Mix for Biomass Production & Wildlife Habitat

The Biodiverse Polyculture Mix for Biomass Production is a warm season grass mix for biomass production with legumes to provide nitrogen to the grass. The flowers in this mix support pollinators including monarch butterflies. . Mix formulations are subject to change without notice depending upon availability of existing and new products. While the formula may change, the guiding philosophy and function of the mix will not.

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Mix Composition

• 36.0% Andropogon gerardii, 'Niagara'
  (Big Bluestem, ‘Niagara’)
• 20.0% Panicum virgatum, 'RC Chippewa'
  (Switchgrass, ‘RC Chippewa’)
• 18.2% Panicum virgatum, 'Cave-In-Rock'
  (Switchgrass, ‘Cave-In-Rock’)
• 18.2% Panicum virgatum, 'Shawnee'
  (Switchgrass, ‘Shawnee’)
• 3.0% Chamaecrista fasciculata, PA Ecotype
  (Partridge Pea, PA Ecotype)
• 2.0% Heliopsis helianthoides, PA Ecotype
  (Oxeye Sunflower, PA Ecotype)
• 1.6% Desmodium canadense, PA Ecotype
  (Showy Ticktrefoil, PA Ecotype)
• 0.8% Senna hebecarpa, VA & WV Ecotype
  (Wild Senna, VA & WV Ecotype)
• 0.2% Asclepias syriaca
  (Common Milkweed)

General Product Information

• Product Categories:

  Biomass, Uplands & Meadows, Wildlife Habitat & Food Plots

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Pink, Purple, Yellow

• Typical Height:

  6.1 ft

• pH:

  4.5 – 7.5

Indicator Regions

• Northcentral & Northeast:

• Midwest

• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain

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Tolerances

Seed Information

• Seeding rate per acre in a mix:

  10 PLS lb per acre 30 lbs/acre of a cover crop. For a cover crop use either grain oats (1 Jan to 31 Jul) or grain rye (1 Aug to 31 Dec).