PA Southern 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

• 20.0% Schizachyrium scoparium, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Little Bluestem, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)
• 20.0% Sorghastrum nutans, PA Ecotype
  (Indiangrass, PA Ecotype)
• 18.0% Elymus virginicus, Madison-NY Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, Madison-NY Ecotype)
• 12.0% Andropogon gerardii, 'Prairie View'-IN Ecotype
  (Big Bluestem, ‘Prairie View’-IN Ecotype)
• 10.6% Elymus riparius, PA Ecotype
  (Riverbank Wildrye, PA Ecotype)
• 7.0% Carex vulpinoidea, PA Ecotype
  (Fox Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 3.0% Juncus effusus
  (Soft Rush)
• 2.0% Heliopsis helianthoides, PA Ecotype
  (Oxeye Sunflower, PA Ecotype)
• 2.0% Verbena hastata, PA Ecotype
  (Blue Vervain, PA Ecotype)
• 1.6% Asclepias incarnata, PA Ecotype
  (Swamp Milkweed, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Monarda fistulosa, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Wild Bergamot, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)
• 0.4% Eupatorium perfoliatum, PA Ecotype
  (Boneset, PA Ecotype)
• 0.4% Helenium autumnale, NJ Ecotype
  (Common Sneezeweed, NJ Ecotype)
• 0.4% Vernonia noveboracensis, PA Ecotype
  (New York Ironweed, PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Aster novae-angliae
  (New England Aster)
• 0.3% Aster prenanthoides, PA Ecotype
  (Zigzag Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Eupatorium fistulosum, PA Ecotype
  (Joe Pye Weed, PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Solidago rugosa, PA Ecotype
  (Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod, PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Vernonia gigantea, PA Ecotype
  (Giant Ironweed, PA Ecotype)
• 0.2% Aster lateriflorus
  (Calico Aster)
• 0.2% Aster oblongifolius, PA Ecotype
  (Aromatic Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 0.2% Solidago patula, PA Ecotype
  (Roughleaf Goldenrod, PA Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Species:

  PA Southern Allegheny Plateau Province Riparian Mix

• Product Categories:

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

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Orange, Pink, Purple, White, Yellow

• Typical Height:

  1.0 ft

• pH:

  4.0 – 8.0

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).