Native Upland Wildlife Forage & Cover Meadow Mix

This perennial grass mix with re-seeding annual forbs creates attractive first-year color and perennial cover when planted in full sun or partially shaded areas. Seed from October-May in rich well-drained soils. 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

• 34.4% Andropogon gerardii, 'Southlow'-MI Ecotype
  (Big Bluestem, ‘Southlow’-MI Ecotype)
• 27.0% Panicum virgatum, 'Shawnee'
  (Switchgrass, ‘Shawnee’)
• 21.0% Elymus virginicus, PA Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, PA Ecotype)
• 9.0% Sorghastrum nutans, PA Ecotype
  (Indiangrass, PA Ecotype)
• 3.0% Chamaecrista fasciculata, PA Ecotype
  (Partridge Pea, PA Ecotype)
• 3.0% Rudbeckia hirta
  (Blackeyed Susan)
• 1.5% Heliopsis helianthoides, PA Ecotype
  (Oxeye Sunflower, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Coreopsis tinctoria
  (Plains Coreopsis)
• 0.4% Desmodium canadense, PA Ecotype
  (Showy Ticktrefoil, PA Ecotype)
• 0.1% Asclepias syriaca, PA Ecotype
  (Common Milkweed, PA Ecotype)
• 0.1% Monarda fistulosa, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Wild Bergamot, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Product Categories:

  Uplands & Meadows, Wildlife Habitat & Food Plots

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Pink, Purple, Yellow

• Typical Height:

  6.1 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 lbs/acre with 30 lbs/acre of a cover crop. For a cover crop use either grain oats (1 Jan to 31 Jul) or grain rye (1 Aug to 31 Dec).