PA Blue Ridge Province Riparian 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

• 18.3% Schizachyrium scoparium, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Little Bluestem, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)
• 18.3% Sorghastrum nutans, PA Ecotype
  (Indiangrass, PA Ecotype)
• 12.0% Andropogon gerardii, 'Niagara'
  (Big Bluestem, ‘Niagara’)
• 10.0% Elymus riparius, PA Ecotype
  (Riverbank Wildrye, PA Ecotype)
• 10.0% Elymus virginicus, Madison-NY Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, Madison-NY Ecotype)
• 7.2% Panicum clandestinum, Tioga
  (Deertongue, Tioga)
• 6.0% Panicum rigidulum, PA Ecotype
  (Redtop Panicgrass, PA Ecotype)
• 5.0% Carex vulpinoidea, PA Ecotype
  (Fox Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 3.0% Juncus effusus
  (Soft Rush)
• 2.0% Agrostis perennans, Albany Pine Bush-NY Ecotype
  (Autumn Bentgrass, Albany Pine Bush-NY Ecotype)
• 2.0% Heliopsis helianthoides, PA Ecotype
  (Oxeye Sunflower, PA Ecotype)
• 2.0% Verbena hastata, PA Ecotype
  (Blue Vervain, PA Ecotype)
• 1.5% Asclepias incarnata, PA Ecotype
  (Swamp Milkweed, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Eupatorium perfoliatum, PA Ecotype
  (Boneset, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Vernonia noveboracensis, PA Ecotype
  (New York Ironweed, PA Ecotype)
• 0.4% Helenium autumnale, PA Ecotype
  (Common Sneezeweed, PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Eupatorium fistulosum, PA Ecotype
  (Joe Pye Weed, PA Ecotype)
• 0.2% Aster novae-angliae, PA Ecotype
  (New England Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 0.2% Aster prenanthoides, PA Ecotype
  (Zigzag Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 0.2% Aster puniceus, PA Ecotype
  (Purplestem Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 0.2% Aster umbellatus, PA Ecotype
  (Flat Topped White Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 0.2% Solidago rugosa, PA Ecotype
  (Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod, PA Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Species:

  PA Blue Ridge Province Riparian Mix

• Product Categories:

  Grasses & Grass-like Species, Herbaceous Flowering Species, Riparian Sites

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Blue, Orange, Pink, Purple, White, Yellow

• Typical Height:

  1.0 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 lbs/acre with 30 lbs/acre of a cover crop. For a cover crop use either grain oats (1 Jan to 31 Jul) or grain rye (1 Aug to 31 Dec).