SC Mountains Riparian Mix

Mix formulations are subject to change without notice depending upon 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

• 32.0% Panicum virgatum, 'Timber'
  (Switchgrass, ‘Timber’)
• 22.5% Panicum anceps, SC Ecotype
  (Beaked Panicgrass, SC Ecotype)
• 20.0% Elymus virginicus, AR Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, AR Ecotype)
• 10.0% Andropogon gerardii, 'Prairie View'-IN Ecotype
  (Big Bluestem, ‘Prairie View’-IN Ecotype)
• 8.0% Chasmanthium latifolium
  (River Oats)
• 1.5% Chamaecrista fasciculata, FL Ecotype
  (Partridge Pea, FL Ecotype)
• 1.5% Vernonia noveboracensis, 'Suther'-Piedmont NC Ecotype
  (New York Ironweed, ‘Suther’-Piedmont NC Ecotype)
• 1.0% Agrostis hyemalis, Piedmont NC Ecotype
  (Winter Bentgrass, Piedmont NC Ecotype)
• 1.0% Juncus effusus, 'Suther'-Piedmont NC Ecotype
  (Soft Rush, ‘Suther’-Piedmont NC Ecotype)
• 1.0% Juncus tenuis, NC Ecotype
  (Path Rush, NC Ecotype)
• 0.7% Helenium flexuosum, VA Ecotype
  (Purplehead Sneezeweed, VA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Chamaecrista nictitans, NC Ecotype
  (Sensitive Pea, NC Ecotype)
• 0.3% Eupatorium fistulosum, AL Ecotype
  (Joe Pye Weed, AL Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Product Categories:

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

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Purple, Yellow

• Typical Height:

  1.5 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. For a cover crop use either grain rye (30 lbs/acre; 1 Sep to 31 Apr) or Japanese Millet (10 lbs/acre; 1 May to 31 Aug)