MD Mountain FACW 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

• 30.0% Elymus virginicus, Madison-NY Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, Madison-NY Ecotype)
• 28.5% Carex vulpinoidea, PA Ecotype
  (Fox Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 15.0% Carex lurida, PA Ecotype
  (Lurid Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 10.0% Carex scoparia, PA Ecotype
  (Blunt Broom Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 4.0% Verbena hastata, PA Ecotype
  (Blue Vervain, PA Ecotype)
• 3.0% Juncus effusus
  (Soft Rush)
• 2.0% Asclepias incarnata, PA Ecotype
  (Swamp Milkweed, PA Ecotype)
• 1.7% Bidens cernua, PA Ecotype
  (Nodding Bur Marigold, PA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Eupatorium perfoliatum, PA Ecotype
  (Boneset, PA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Heliopsis helianthoides, PA Ecotype
  (Oxeye Sunflower, PA Ecotype)
• 0.7% Vernonia noveboracensis, PA Ecotype
  (New York Ironweed, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Aster novae-angliae, PA Ecotype
  (New England Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Carex crinita, PA Ecotype
  (Fringed Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 0.4% Aster prenanthoides, PA Ecotype
  (Zigzag Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 0.4% Aster puniceus, PA Ecotype
  (Purplestem Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 0.4% Aster umbellatus, PA Ecotype
  (Flat Topped White Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Mimulus ringens, PA Ecotype
  (Square Stemmed Monkeyflower, PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Scirpus cyperinus, PA Ecotype
  (Woolgrass, PA Ecotype)
• 0.2% Eupatorium fistulosum, PA Ecotype
  (Joe Pye Weed, PA Ecotype)
• 0.1% Eupatorium maculatum, PA Ecotype
  (Spotted Joe Pye Weed, PA Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Species:

  MD Mountain FACW Mix

• Product Categories:

  Grasses & Grass-like Species, Herbaceous Flowering Species, Wet Meadows & Wetlands

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Blue, Pink, Purple, White, Yellow

• Typical Height:

  0.3 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 lbs/acre with 30 lbs/acre of a cover crop. For a cover crop use either oats (1 Jan to 31 Jul) or grain rye (1 Aug to 31 Dec). For sites that are moist use either grain rye (1 Sep to 30 Apr) or Japanese Millet (1 May to 31 Aug).