Ernst Native Habitat for Strip Mines Mix

A permanent meadow mix for wildlife cover and pollinator habitat on disturbed sites. 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

• 20.0% Elymus virginicus, PA Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, PA Ecotype)
• 19.8% Andropogon gerardii, 'Southlow'-MI Ecotype
  (Big Bluestem, ‘Southlow’-MI Ecotype)
• 18.9% Schizachyrium scoparium, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Little Bluestem, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)
• 18.8% Sorghastrum nutans, PA Ecotype
  (Indiangrass, PA Ecotype)
• 13.0% Panicum virgatum, 'Shawnee'
  (Switchgrass, ‘Shawnee’)
• 2.8% Chamaecrista fasciculata, PA Ecotype
  (Partridge Pea, PA Ecotype)
• 2.5% Rudbeckia hirta
  (Blackeyed Susan)
• 2.0% Heliopsis helianthoides, PA Ecotype
  (Oxeye Sunflower, PA Ecotype)
• 1.4% Desmodium canadense, PA Ecotype
  (Showy Ticktrefoil, PA Ecotype)
• 0.2% Asclepias syriaca, PA Ecotype
  (Common Milkweed, PA Ecotype)
• 0.2% Monarda fistulosa, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Wild Bergamot, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)
• 0.1% Aster pilosus, PA Ecotype
  (Heath Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 0.1% Lespedeza capitata, RI Ecotype
  (Roundhead Lespedeza, RI Ecotype)
• 0.1% Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
  (Narrowleaf Mountainmint)
• 0.1% Solidago canadensis, PA Ecotype
  (Canada Goldenrod, PA Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Product Categories:

  Erosion Control & Revegetation, Grasses & Grass-like Species, Herbaceous Flowering Species

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Pink, Purple, Yellow

• Typical Height:

  6.0 ft

• pH:

  4.5 – 7.8

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:

  20 lbs/acre with 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).