Retention Basin Wildlife Mix
Mix Composition
30.0% Panicum clandestinum, Tioga (Deertongue, Tioga)
29.5% Carex vulpinoidea, PA Ecotype (Fox Sedge, PA Ecotype)
20.0% Elymus virginicus, Madison-NY Ecotype (Virginia Wildrye, Madison-NY Ecotype)
7.0% Carex lurida, PA Ecotype (Lurid Sedge, PA Ecotype)
7.0% Carex scoparia, PA Ecotype (Blunt Broom Sedge, PA Ecotype)
3.0% Verbena hastata, PA Ecotype (Blue Vervain, PA Ecotype)
1.5% Juncus effusus (Soft Rush)
0.5% Agrostis perennans, Albany Pine Bush-NY Ecotype (Autumn Bentgrass, Albany Pine Bush-NY Ecotype)
0.5% Asclepias incarnata, PA Ecotype (Swamp Milkweed, PA Ecotype)
0.3% Scirpus cyperinus, PA Ecotype (Woolgrass, PA Ecotype)
0.2% Helenium autumnale, PA Ecotype (Common Sneezeweed, PA Ecotype)
0.1% Aster novae-angliae, PA Ecotype (New England Aster, PA Ecotype)
0.1% Aster puniceus, PA Ecotype (Purplestem Aster, PA Ecotype)
0.1% Aster umbellatus, PA Ecotype (Flat Topped White Aster, PA Ecotype)
0.1% Eupatorium perfoliatum, PA Ecotype (Boneset, PA Ecotype)
0.1% Lobelia siphilitica, PA Ecotype (Great Blue Lobelia, PA Ecotype)
General Product Information:
The grasses, grass-like species and forbs provide a diverse cover in retention basins where mowing is not anticipated. 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.
Item Number: ERNMX-127
Product Categories:
Stormwater Management
Height: 1.0 – 8.0 Ft
Seeding Rate: 20 lb/acre, or 0.5 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).