NC Mountains 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

• 50.0% Carex vulpinoidea, PA Ecotype
  (Fox Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 23.0% Elymus virginicus
  (Virginia Wildrye)
• 16.1% Carex lurida, PA Ecotype
  (Lurid Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 3.0% Juncus effusus
  (Soft Rush)
• 2.3% Heliopsis helianthoides, PA Ecotype
  (Oxeye Sunflower, PA Ecotype)
• 1.5% Asclepias incarnata, PA Ecotype
  (Swamp Milkweed, PA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Helenium autumnale, Northern VA Ecotype
  (Common Sneezeweed, Northern VA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Vernonia noveboracensis, PA Ecotype
  (New York Ironweed, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Aster puniceus, PA Ecotype
  (Purplestem Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Eupatorium perfoliatum, PA Ecotype
  (Boneset, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Glyceria striata, PA Ecotype
  (Fowl Mannagrass, PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Mimulus ringens, PA Ecotype
  (Square Stemmed Monkeyflower, PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Scirpus cyperinus, PA Ecotype
  (Woolgrass, PA Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Species:

  NC Mountains FACW Mix

• Product Categories:

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

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  White, Yellow

• Typical Height:

  0.3 ft

• pH:

  4.0 – 7.5

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)