SC Piedmont FACW Mix

This mix of grasses and forbs can be used for wetland mitigation where frequent flooding occurs. 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

• 39.0% Panicum rigidulum, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype
  (Redtop Panicgrass, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype)
• 20.0% Elymus virginicus, AR Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, AR Ecotype)
• 15.0% Carex albolutescens, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype
  (Greenwhite Sedge, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype)
• 12.2% Chasmanthium latifolium, WV Ecotype
  (River Oats, WV Ecotype)
• 5.0% Carex vulpinoidea, PA Ecotype
  (Fox Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 3.0% Juncus effusus
  (Soft Rush)
• 2.0% Helenium autumnale, Northern VA Ecotype
  (Common Sneezeweed, Northern VA Ecotype)
• 2.0% Helenium flexuosum, VA Ecotype
  (Purplehead Sneezeweed, VA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Juncus tenuis, NC Ecotype
  (Path Rush, NC Ecotype)
• 0.5% Vernonia noveboracensis, PA Ecotype
  (New York Ironweed, PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Scirpus cyperinus, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype
  (Woolgrass, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Product Categories:

  Grasses & Grass-like Species, Herbaceous Flowering Species, Wet Meadows & Wetlands

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Purple, White, Yellow

• Typical Height:

  1.0 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)