Plateau Tolerant Wildflower & Grass Mix

Plateau is a registered, non-restricted herbicide product from BASF, recommended in areas where undesirable weeds or grasses prevent successful establishment of wildflowers and native grasses. 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

• 34.3% Bouteloua curtipendula, Butte
  (Sideoats Grama, Butte)
• 28.0% Schizachyrium scoparium, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Little Bluestem, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)
• 8.0% Echinacea purpurea
  (Purple Coneflower)
• 4.0% Linum perenne
  (Perennial Blue Flax)
• 3.5% Chamaecrista fasciculata, PA Ecotype
  (Partridge Pea, PA Ecotype)
• 3.0% Chrysanthemum maximum
  (Shasta Daisy)
• 3.0% Coreopsis lanceolata
  (Lanceleaf Coreopsis)
• 3.0% Gaillardia aristata
  (Perennial Gaillardia (Blanketflower))
• 3.0% Gaillardia pulchella
  (Annual Gaillardia (Indian Blanket))
• 3.0% Rudbeckia hirta
  (Blackeyed Susan)
• 1.5% Ratibida pinnata, OH Ecotype
  (Grey Headed Coneflower, OH Ecotype)
• 1.0% Coreopsis tinctoria
  (Plains Coreopsis)
• 1.0% Desmanthus illinoensis
  (Illinois Bundleflower)
• 1.0% Lespedeza capitata, RI Ecotype
  (Roundhead Lespedeza, RI Ecotype)
• 1.0% Liatris spicata
  (Marsh Blazing Star)
• 0.5% Baptisia australis, Southern WV Ecotype
  (Blue False Indigo, Southern WV Ecotype)
• 0.5% Rudbeckia triloba, WV Ecotype
  (Browneyed Susan, WV Ecotype)
• 0.4% Monarda fistulosa, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Wild Bergamot, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Aster novae-angliae, PA Ecotype
  (New England Aster, PA Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Product Categories:

  Grasses & Grass-like Species, Herbaceous Flowering Species, Uplands & Meadows

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Blue, Purple, White, Yellow

• Typical Height:

  4.5 ft

• pH:

  5.0 – 8.5

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:

  15 lb per 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).