Native Steep Slope Mix w/Annual Ryegrass

The native grass and forb species tolerate poor soils typically found on steep slopes in the eastern United States. 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

• 31.1% Sorghastrum nutans, NY4 Ecotype
  (Indiangrass, NY4 Ecotype)
• 20.0% Lolium multiflorum
  (Annual Ryegrass)
• 14.0% Andropogon gerardii, 'Southlow'-MI Ecotype
  (Big Bluestem, ‘Southlow’-MI Ecotype)
• 10.0% Elymus canadensis
  (Canada Wildrye)
• 7.0% Elymus virginicus, Madison-NY Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, Madison-NY Ecotype)
• 4.0% Agrostis perennans, Albany Pine Bush-NY Ecotype
  (Autumn Bentgrass, Albany Pine Bush-NY Ecotype)
• 4.0% Panicum virgatum, 'Shawnee'
  (Switchgrass, ‘Shawnee’)
• 3.0% Panicum clandestinum, Tioga
  (Deertongue, Tioga)
• 1.5% Echinacea purpurea
  (Purple Coneflower)
• 1.3% Chamaecrista fasciculata, PA Ecotype
  (Partridge Pea, PA Ecotype)
• 1.2% Heliopsis helianthoides, PA Ecotype
  (Oxeye Sunflower, PA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Coreopsis lanceolata
  (Lanceleaf Coreopsis)
• 1.0% Rudbeckia hirta
  (Blackeyed Susan)
• 0.3% Monarda fistulosa, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Wild Bergamot, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)
• 0.2% Asclepias syriaca
  (Common Milkweed)
• 0.2% Solidago rugosa, PA Ecotype
  (Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod, PA Ecotype)
• 0.1% Aster novae-angliae, PA Ecotype
  (New England Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 0.1% Aster pilosus, PA Ecotype
  (Heath Aster, PA Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Product Categories:

  Erosion Control & Revegetation, Grasses & Grass-like Species, Herbaceous Flowering Species

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Purple, Yellow

• Typical Height:

  6.3 ft

• pH:

  4.5 – 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:

  60 lb per acre, or 1.5 lb per 1,000 sq ft