SC Piedmont Riparian Mix

Mix formulations ae 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

• 34.6% Sorghastrum nutans, PA Ecotype
  (Indiangrass, PA Ecotype)
• 20.0% Elymus virginicus
  (Virginia Wildrye)
• 15.0% Panicum clandestinum, Tioga
  (Deertongue, Tioga)
• 12.5% Panicum rigidulum, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype
  (Redtop Panicgrass, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype)
• 9.0% Chasmanthium latifolium, WV Ecotype
  (River Oats, WV Ecotype)
• 3.0% Rudbeckia hirta
  (Blackeyed Susan)
• 2.0% Chamaecrista fasciculata, FL Ecotype
  (Partridge Pea, FL Ecotype)
• 1.4% Helenium flexuosum, VA Ecotype
  (Purplehead Sneezeweed, VA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Agrostis hyemalis, Piedmont NC Ecotype
  (Winter Bentgrass, Piedmont NC Ecotype)
• 1.0% Chamaecrista nictitans, NC Ecotype
  (Sensitive Pea, NC Ecotype)
• 0.5% Vernonia noveboracensis, PA Ecotype
  (New York Ironweed, PA Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Product Categories:

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

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Purple

• Typical Height:

  3.0 ft

• pH:

  4.5 – 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)