FL UPL Meadow Mix

This upland flatwoods mix provides good food and cover for wildlife and pollinators. 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

• 72.5% Schizachyrium scoparium, 'Camper'
  (Little Bluestem, ‘Camper’)
• 15.0% Gaillardia pulchella
  (Annual Gaillardia (Indian Blanket))
• 3.0% Rudbeckia hirta
  (Blackeyed Susan)
• 2.5% Chamaecrista fasciculata, FL Ecotype
  (Partridge Pea, FL Ecotype)
• 2.0% Coreopsis basalis, FL Ecotype
  (Goldenmane Tickseed, FL Ecotype)
• 1.0% Chamaecrista nictitans, NC Ecotype
  (Sensitive Pea, NC Ecotype)
• 1.0% Liatris spicata, FL Ecotype
  (Marsh Blazing Star, FL Ecotype)
• 1.0% Liatris tenuifolia, FL Panhandle Ecotype
  (Shortleaf Blazing Star, FL Panhandle Ecotype)
• 1.0% Monarda punctata, Coastal Plain SC Ecotype
  (Spotted Beebalm, Coastal Plain SC Ecotype)
• 1.0% Tradescantia ohiensis, AL Ecotype
  (Ohio Spiderwort, AL Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Product Categories:

  Grasses & Grass-like Species, Herbaceous Flowering Species, Uplands & Meadows

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Blue, Pink, Purple, Yellow

• Typical Height:

  1.0 ft

• pH:

  5.0 – 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:

  15 lb per acre with a cover crop. For a cover crop use oats (30 lbs/acre; 1 Jan to 30 Apr), brown top millet (10 lbs/acre; 1 May to 31 Aug), or grain rye (30 lbs/acre; 1 Sep to 31 Dec).