Conservation Shade Mix

While designed for deep-shaded areas, this mix requires at least 2 hours of sunlight daily. The fescues and bluegrasses are shade tolerant and blend very well together. Mix formulations are subject to change without notice depending on the 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

• 30.0% Festuca rubra
  (Creeping Red Fescue)
• 30.0% Festuca rubra ssp. commutata
  (Chewings Fescue)
• 20.0% Lolium multiflorum
  (Annual Ryegrass)
• 10.0% Poa pratensis, 'Maverick'
  (Kentucky Bluegrass, ‘Maverick’)
• 10.0% Poa trivialis
  (Rough Bluegrass)

General Product Information

• Species:

  Conservation Shade Mix

• Product Categories:

  Grasses & Grass-like Species, Lawn & Turfgrass Sites

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Typical Height:

  3.3 ft

• pH:

  4.8 – 8.4

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:

  100-200 lb per acre, or 3-5 lb per 1,000 sq ft