PA Northern Allegheny Plateau 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

• 24.3% Panicum clandestinum, Tioga
  (Deertongue, Tioga)
• 22.2% Schizachyrium scoparium, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Little Bluestem, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)
• 14.0% Andropogon gerardii, 'Niagara'
  (Big Bluestem, ‘Niagara’)
• 12.0% Elymus virginicus, Madison-NY Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, Madison-NY Ecotype)
• 10.0% Elymus riparius, PA Ecotype
  (Riverbank Wildrye, PA Ecotype)
• 5.0% Carex vulpinoidea, PA Ecotype
  (Fox Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 3.0% Juncus effusus
  (Soft Rush)
• 2.0% Asclepias incarnata, PA Ecotype
  (Swamp Milkweed, PA Ecotype)
• 2.0% Helianthus angustifolius, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype
  (Narrowleaf Sunflower, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype)
• 2.0% Verbena hastata, PA Ecotype
  (Blue Vervain, PA Ecotype)
• 0.9% Eupatorium perfoliatum, PA Ecotype
  (Boneset, PA Ecotype)
• 0.9% Heliopsis helianthoides, PA Ecotype
  (Oxeye Sunflower, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Monarda fistulosa, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Wild Bergamot, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Solidago rugosa, PA Ecotype
  (Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod, 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% Eupatorium fistulosum, PA Ecotype
  (Joe Pye Weed, PA Ecotype)
• 0.1% Eupatorium maculatum, PA Ecotype
  (Spotted Joe Pye Weed, PA Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Species:

  PA Northern Allegheny Plateau Province Riparian Mix

• Product Categories:

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

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Blue, Pink, Purple, White

• 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 lb per acre with a cover crop at 30 lb per acre (dry sites - grain oats, Jan. 1-Aug. 1; grain rye, Aug. 1-Jan. 1; moist sites - grain rye year-round)