Retention Basin Floor Mix – Low Maintenance

The hardy inexpensive grass and grass-like species are ideal for retention basins that may have high salt inflows and where mowing may be required. 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% Panicum clandestinum, Tioga
  (Deertongue, Tioga)
• 20.0% Puccinellia distans, Fults
  (Alkaligrass, Fults)
• 18.0% Elymus virginicus, Madison-NY Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, Madison-NY Ecotype)
• 15.0% Agrostis stolonifera, 'Penncross'
  (Creeping Bentgrass, ‘Penncross’)
• 15.0% Poa palustris
  (Fowl Bluegrass)
• 10.0% Carex vulpinoidea, PA Ecotype
  (Fox Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Carex scoparia, PA Ecotype
  (Blunt Broom Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Juncus effusus
  (Soft Rush)

General Product Information

• Species:

  Retention Basin Floor Mix – Low Maintenance

• Product Categories:

  Grasses & Grass-like Species, Stormwater Management

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Typical Height:

  4.2 ft

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:

  20-40 lbs per acre, or 0.5-1 lb/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).