NC Retention Basin 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

• 30.0% Panicum virgatum, 'Carthage', NC Ecotype
  (Switchgrass, ‘Carthage’, NC Ecotype)
• 25.8% Panicum clandestinum, Tioga
  (Deertongue, Tioga)
• 20.0% Elymus virginicus, AR Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, AR Ecotype)
• 10.0% Chasmanthium latifolium, WV Ecotype
  (River Oats, WV Ecotype)
• 10.0% Panicum rigidulum, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype
  (Redtop Panicgrass, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype)
• 2.0% Juncus effusus, 'Suther'-Piedmont NC Ecotype
  (Soft Rush, ‘Suther’-Piedmont NC Ecotype)
• 2.0% Juncus tenuis, NC Ecotype
  (Path Rush, NC Ecotype)
• 0.2% Scirpus cyperinus, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype
  (Woolgrass, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Product Categories:

  Grasses & Grass-like Species, Stormwater Management

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  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 either grain rye (30 lbs/acre; 1 Sep to 31 Apr) or Japanese Millet (10 lbs/acre; 1 May to 31 Aug)