Eastern West Virginia FACW Wetland Mix

A pollinator-friendly wet meadow mix for eastern WV. This mix provides food and cover for wildlife. Mix forumulations 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

• 29.5% Carex vulpinoidea, PA Ecotype
  (Fox Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 20.0% Elymus virginicus, PA Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, PA Ecotype)
• 19.5% Carex lurida, PA Ecotype
  (Lurid Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 14.0% Carex scoparia, PA Ecotype
  (Blunt Broom Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 4.0% Asclepias incarnata, PA Ecotype
  (Swamp Milkweed, PA Ecotype)
• 3.0% Juncus effusus
  (Soft Rush)
• 3.0% Scirpus cyperinus, PA Ecotype
  (Woolgrass, PA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Alisma subcordatum, PA Ecotype
  (Mud Plantain, PA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Carex crinita, PA Ecotype
  (Fringed Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Carex granularis var. haleana, PA Ecotype
  (Limestone Meadow Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Eupatorium perfoliatum, PA Ecotype
  (Boneset, PA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Helenium autumnale, PA Ecotype
  (Common Sneezeweed, PA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Juncus tenuis, PA Ecotype
  (Path Rush, PA Ecotype)
• 0.7% Vernonia noveboracensis, PA Ecotype
  (New York Ironweed, PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Lobelia siphilitica, PA Ecotype
  (Great Blue Lobelia, PA Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Product Categories:

  Grasses & Grass-like Species, Herbaceous Flowering Species, Wet Meadows & Wetlands

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Blue, Pink, Purple, White, Yellow

• Typical Height:

  0.3 ft

• pH:

  4.0 – 8.9

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:

  Seed at 20 lbs/acre with a cover crop. For a cover crop use Japanese Millet (10 lbs/acre; 1 May to 31 Aug), Barnyard Grass (10 lbs/acre; 1 May to 31 Aug), or Grain Rye (30 lbs/acre; 1 Sept to 30 Apr).