Ernst Native Habitat for Strip Mines Mix
Mix Composition
29.6% Andropogon gerardii, 'Niagara' (Big Bluestem, ‘Niagara’)
25.0% Panicum virgatum, 'Shelter' (Switchgrass, ‘Shelter’)
18.9% Sorghastrum nutans, NY4 Ecotype (Indiangrass, NY4 Ecotype)
17.0% Elymus virginicus, Madison-NY Ecotype (Virginia Wildrye, Madison-NY Ecotype)
3.0% Rudbeckia hirta (Blackeyed Susan)
2.0% Chamaecrista fasciculata, PA Ecotype (Partridge Pea, PA Ecotype)
2.0% Heliopsis helianthoides, PA Ecotype (Oxeye Sunflower, PA Ecotype)
1.8% Desmodium canadense, PA Ecotype (Showy Ticktrefoil, PA Ecotype)
0.3% Monarda fistulosa, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype (Wild Bergamot, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)
0.2% Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed)
0.1% Pycnanthemum tenuifolium (Narrowleaf Mountainmint)
0.1% Solidago canadensis, PA Ecotype (Canada Goldenrod, PA Ecotype)
General Product Information:
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.
Item Number: ERNMX-111
Product Categories:
Erosion Control & Revegetation
Height: 1.0 – 6.3 Ft
Seeding Rate: 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).