NC Coastal Plain UPL Meadow Mix

This mix of grasses and forbs offers season-long color for diverse pollinator habitat. 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

• 53.0% Schizachyrium scoparium, 'Blaze'
  (Little Bluestem, ‘Blaze’)
• 15.6% Gaillardia pulchella
  (Annual Gaillardia (Indian Blanket))
• 15.0% Elymus virginicus, AR Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, AR Ecotype)
• 3.0% Chamaecrista fasciculata, FL Ecotype
  (Partridge Pea, FL Ecotype)
• 3.0% Coreopsis lanceolata
  (Lanceleaf Coreopsis)
• 3.0% Rudbeckia hirta
  (Blackeyed Susan)
• 2.0% Helianthus angustifolius, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype
  (Narrowleaf Sunflower, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype)
• 1.0% Eragrostis spectabilis, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Purple Lovegrass, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)
• 0.8% Monarda punctata, FL Ecotype
  (Spotted Beebalm, FL Ecotype)
• 0.7% Asclepias tuberosa
  (Butterfly Milkweed)
• 0.7% Aster spectabilis, NC Ecotype
  (Showy Aster, NC Ecotype)
• 0.6% Tradescantia ohiensis, AL Ecotype
  (Ohio Spiderwort, AL Ecotype)
• 0.6% Vernonia angustifolia, SC Ecotype
  (Tall Ironweed, SC Ecotype)
• 0.5% Chamaecrista nictitans, NC Ecotype
  (Sensitive Pea, NC Ecotype)
• 0.3% Penstemon digitalis, PA Ecotype
  (Tall White Beardtongue, PA Ecotype)
• 0.2% Baptisia tinctoria, Coastal Plain SC Ecotype
  (Yellow False Indigo, Coastal Plain SC Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Product Categories:

  Grasses & Grass-like Species, Herbaceous Flowering Species, Pollinator Favorites, Uplands & Meadows

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Purple, White, Yellow

• Typical Height:

  0.7 ft

• pH:

  5.0 – 7.8

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 oats (30 lbs/acre; 1 Jan to 30 Apr), brown top millet (10 lbs/acre; 1 May to 31 Aug), or grain rye (30 lbs/acre; 1 Sep to 31 Dec).