Floodplain Mix

The diverse annual and perennial grasses and forbs are attractive to humans and animals. Designed for economical wildlife food and habitat in newly established wetlands where wildlife food value is needed. The wildryes establish quickly and tolerate low fertility in wet or dry soils. Seed from October-May in full sun or partial shade. 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, Madison-NY Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, Madison-NY Ecotype)
• 14.5% Panicum clandestinum, Tioga
  (Deertongue, Tioga)
• 14.0% Andropogon gerardii, 'Niagara'
  (Big Bluestem, ‘Niagara’)
• 14.0% Sorghastrum nutans, PA Ecotype
  (Indiangrass, PA Ecotype)
• 10.0% Carex vulpinoidea, PA Ecotype
  (Fox Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 6.3% Carex lurida, PA Ecotype
  (Lurid Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 6.3% Carex scoparia, PA Ecotype
  (Blunt Broom Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 3.0% Verbena hastata, PA Ecotype
  (Blue Vervain, PA Ecotype)
• 2.4% Zizia aurea, PA Ecotype
  (Golden Alexanders, PA Ecotype)
• 2.0% Asclepias incarnata, PA Ecotype
  (Swamp Milkweed, PA Ecotype)
• 2.0% Juncus effusus
  (Soft Rush)
• 1.0% Verbena urticifolia, PA Ecotype
  (White Vervain, PA Ecotype)
• 0.6% Solidago rugosa, PA Ecotype
  (Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Aster lanceolatus
  (Lance Leaved Aster)
• 0.5% Aster novae-angliae, PA Ecotype
  (New England Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Aster puniceus, PA Ecotype
  (Purplestem Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Heliopsis helianthoides, PA Ecotype
  (Oxeye Sunflower, PA Ecotype)
• 0.4% Eupatorium perfoliatum, PA Ecotype
  (Boneset, PA Ecotype)
• 0.4% Monarda fistulosa, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Wild Bergamot, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Lycopus americanus, PA Ecotype
  (American Water Horehound, PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Mimulus ringens, PA Ecotype
  (Square Stemmed Monkeyflower, PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Scirpus cyperinus, PA Ecotype
  (Woolgrass, PA Ecotype)
• 0.2% Lobelia siphilitica, PA Ecotype
  (Great Blue Lobelia, PA Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Species:

  Floodplain Mix

• Product Categories:

  Grasses & Grass-like Species, Herbaceous Flowering Species, Riparian Sites

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Blue, Pink, Purple, Yellow

• Typical Height:

  5.0 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:

  20 lb per acre with a cover crop of grain rye at 30 lb per acre