OBL-FACW Perennial Food & Cover Wetland Mix

This wetland restoration and mitigation mix contains some of our most popular native species to create a permanent grass and forb cover. Seed from October-May in full sun or partially shaded areas in rich, wet, saturated soils; tolerates standing water during the dormant season and part of the growing season. 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

• 22.2% Carex lurida, PA Ecotype
  (Lurid Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 20.0% Carex vulpinoidea, PA Ecotype
  (Fox Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 20.0% Elymus virginicus, PA Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, PA Ecotype)
• 13.8% Panicum clandestinum, Tioga
  (Deertongue, Tioga)
• 13.6% Carex scoparia, PA Ecotype
  (Blunt Broom Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 3.0% Juncus effusus
  (Soft Rush)
• 2.0% Leersia oryzoides, PA Ecotype
  (Rice Cutgrass, PA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Carex crinita, PA Ecotype
  (Fringed Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Carex intumescens, PA Ecotype
  (Star Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Carex stipata, PA Ecotype
  (Awl Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Glyceria striata, PA Ecotype
  (Fowl Mannagrass, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Juncus tenuis, PA Ecotype
  (Path Rush, PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Carex stricta, PA Ecotype
  (Tussock Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Scirpus atrovirens, PA Ecotype
  (Green Bulrush, PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Scirpus cyperinus, PA Ecotype
  (Woolgrass, PA Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Product Categories:

  Grasses & Grass-like Species, Wet Meadows & Wetlands

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Green

• Typical Height:

  4.0 ft

• pH:

  4.0 – 8.9

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, or 1/2 lb per 1,000 sq ft with a cover crop. For a cover crop use one of the following: grain rye (1 Sep to 30 Apr; 30 lbs/acre), Japanese millet (1 May to 31 Aug; 10 lbs/acre), or barnyard grass (1 May to 31 Aug; 10 lbs/acre).