GA Blue Ridge Riparian Mix

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

• 24.6% Sorghastrum nutans, 'Holt'
  (Indiangrass, ‘Holt’)
• 21.7% Chasmanthium latifolium, WV Ecotype
  (River Oats, WV Ecotype)
• 20.0% Elymus virginicus, AR Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, AR Ecotype)
• 19.0% Panicum virgatum, 'Carthage', NC Ecotype
  (Switchgrass, ‘Carthage’, NC Ecotype)
• 4.0% Chamaecrista fasciculata, FL Ecotype
  (Partridge Pea, FL Ecotype)
• 3.0% Juncus effusus, 'Suther'-Piedmont NC Ecotype
  (Soft Rush, ‘Suther’-Piedmont NC Ecotype)
• 3.0% Rudbeckia hirta
  (Blackeyed Susan)
• 2.0% Helianthus angustifolius, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype
  (Narrowleaf Sunflower, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype)
• 1.0% Agrostis hyemalis, Piedmont NC Ecotype
  (Winter Bentgrass, Piedmont NC Ecotype)
• 0.7% Vernonia noveboracensis, PA Ecotype
  (New York Ironweed, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Helenium autumnale, Northern VA Ecotype
  (Common Sneezeweed, Northern VA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Helenium flexuosum, VA Ecotype
  (Purplehead Sneezeweed, VA Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Species:

  GA Blue Ridge Riparian Mix

• Product Categories:

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

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Pink, Purple, White, Yellow

• Typical Height:

  1.0 ft

• pH:

  4.0 – 8.0

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. For a cover crop use either grain rye (30 lbs/acre; 1 Sep to 31 Apr) or Japanese Millet (10 lbs/acre; 1 May to 31 Aug)