Riparian Buffer Mix

A diverse mix of upland and wetland grasses and forbs with extensive wildlife and pollinator value. Provides food and cover for many of our songbirds, pheasants, deer and turkey. 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% Elymus virginicus, PA Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, PA Ecotype)
• 20.0% Panicum clandestinum, Tioga
  (Deertongue, Tioga)
• 18.0% Andropogon gerardii, 'Southlow'-MI Ecotype
  (Big Bluestem, ‘Southlow’-MI Ecotype)
• 18.0% Sorghastrum nutans, PA Ecotype
  (Indiangrass, PA Ecotype)
• 10.0% Panicum virgatum, 'Shelter'
  (Switchgrass, ‘Shelter’)
• 3.0% Rudbeckia hirta
  (Blackeyed Susan)
• 3.0% Verbena hastata, PA Ecotype
  (Blue Vervain, PA Ecotype)
• 2.4% Asclepias incarnata, PA Ecotype
  (Swamp Milkweed, PA Ecotype)
• 1.5% Zizia aurea, PA Ecotype
  (Golden Alexanders, PA Ecotype)
• 0.8% Aster novae-angliae, PA Ecotype
  (New England Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 0.8% Solidago rugosa, PA Ecotype
  (Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod, PA Ecotype)
• 0.7% Aster lanceolatus
  (Lance Leaved Aster)
• 0.7% Aster puniceus, PA Ecotype
  (Purplestem Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Monarda fistulosa, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Wild Bergamot, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Eupatorium perfoliatum, PA Ecotype
  (Boneset, PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Helenium autumnale, PA Ecotype
  (Common Sneezeweed, PA Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Product Categories:

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

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Pink, Purple, White, Yellow

• Typical Height:

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