Southeast Rain Garden Mix

The native perennial forbs and grasses provide food and cover for rain garden biodiversity. 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

• 23.0% Panicum anceps, NC Ecotype
  (Beaked Panicgrass, NC Ecotype)
• 22.6% Schizachyrium scoparium, 'Camper'
  (Little Bluestem, ‘Camper’)
• 18.0% Elymus virginicus, PA Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, PA Ecotype)
• 9.4% Chasmanthium latifolium, WV Ecotype
  (River Oats, WV Ecotype)
• 7.5% Panicum rigidulum, PA Ecotype
  (Redtop Panicgrass, PA Ecotype)
• 5.0% Carex albolutescens, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype
  (Greenwhite Sedge, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype)
• 3.0% Chamaecrista fasciculata, PA Ecotype
  (Partridge Pea, PA Ecotype)
• 3.0% Rudbeckia hirta
  (Blackeyed Susan)
• 1.5% Coreopsis grandiflora, Piedmont GA Ecotype
  (Largeflower Tickseed, Piedmont GA Ecotype)
• 1.5% Coreopsis lanceolata
  (Lanceleaf Coreopsis)
• 1.0% Juncus effusus
  (Soft Rush)
• 1.0% Juncus tenuis, PA Ecotype
  (Path Rush, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Baptisia pendula, FL Ecotype
  (Largeleaf Wild Indigo, FL Ecotype)
• 0.5% Helenium flexuosum, VA Ecotype
  (Purplehead Sneezeweed, VA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Lespedeza virginica, VA Ecotype
  (Slender Lespedeza, VA Ecotype)
• 0.4% Monarda punctata, Albany Pine Bush-NY Ecotype
  (Spotted Beebalm, Albany Pine Bush-NY Ecotype)
• 0.4% Solidago speciosa, Coastal Plain GA Ecotype
  (Showy Goldenrod, Coastal Plain GA Ecotype)
• 0.4% Tradescantia ohiensis, AL Ecotype
  (Ohio Spiderwort, AL Ecotype)
• 0.3% Aster spectabilis, NC Ecotype
  (Showy Aster, NC Ecotype)
• 0.3% Helenium autumnale, Northern VA Ecotype
  (Common Sneezeweed, Northern VA Ecotype)
• 0.2% Pycnanthemum incanum, MD Ecotype
  (Hoary Mountainmint, MD Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Product Categories:

  Grasses & Grass-like Species, Herbaceous Flowering Species, Stormwater Management

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Blue, Pink, Purple, White, Yellow

• Typical Height:

  4.0 ft

• pH:

  4.3 – 7.9

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 sites that drain within 24 hours of a rain event use one of the following cover crops: Oats (1 Jan to 31 Apr; 30 lbs/acre), Brown Top or Japanese Millet (1 May to 31 Aug; 10 lbs/acre), or grain rye (1 Aug to 31 Dec; 30 lbs/acre).