NC Piedmont UPL Meadow 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

• 66.5% Schizachyrium scoparium, 'Aldous'
  (Little Bluestem, ‘Aldous’)
• 17.0% Elymus virginicus
  (Virginia Wildrye)
• 3.0% Coreopsis lanceolata
  (Lanceleaf Coreopsis)
• 3.0% Rudbeckia hirta
  (Blackeyed Susan)
• 2.0% Heliopsis helianthoides, PA Ecotype
  (Oxeye Sunflower, PA Ecotype)
• 1.3% Monarda fistulosa, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Wild Bergamot, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Chamaecrista fasciculata, PA Ecotype
  (Partridge Pea, PA Ecotype)
• 0.8% Asclepias tuberosa
  (Butterfly Milkweed)
• 0.8% Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
  (Narrowleaf Mountainmint)
• 0.8% Tradescantia ohiensis, AL Ecotype
  (Ohio Spiderwort, AL Ecotype)
• 0.7% Chamaecrista nictitans, NC Ecotype
  (Sensitive Pea, NC Ecotype)
• 0.6% Aster pilosus, PA Ecotype
  (Heath Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Eragrostis spectabilis, RI Ecotype
  (Purple Lovegrass, RI Ecotype)
• 0.4% Solidago nemoralis, PA Ecotype
  (Gray Goldenrod, PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Baptisia australis, Southern WV Ecotype
  (Blue False Indigo, Southern WV Ecotype)
• 0.3% Lespedeza virginica, VA Ecotype
  (Slender Lespedeza, VA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Oenothera biennis
  (Evening Primrose)
• 0.3% Penstemon digitalis, PA Ecotype
  (Tall White Beardtongue, PA Ecotype)
• 0.2% Penstemon laevigatus, PA Ecotype
  (Appalachian Beardtongue, PA Ecotype)
• 0.1% Baptisia albescens, NC Ecotype
  (Spiked Wild Indigo, NC Ecotype)
• 0.1% Solidago odora, PA Ecotype
  (Licorice Scented Goldenrod, PA Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Product Categories:

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

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Blue, Purple, White, Yellow

• Typical Height:

  1.0 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 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).