VA Cumberland Plateau UPL Meadow Mix

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

• 70.6% Schizachyrium scoparium, 'Camper'
  (Little Bluestem, ‘Camper’)
• 15.0% Elymus virginicus, Madison-NY Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, Madison-NY Ecotype)
• 3.0% Rudbeckia hirta
  (Blackeyed Susan)
• 2.5% Chamaecrista fasciculata, PA Ecotype
  (Partridge Pea, PA Ecotype)
• 1.4% Asclepias tuberosa
  (Butterfly Milkweed)
• 1.0% Aster lateriflorus
  (Calico Aster)
• 1.0% Aster pilosus, PA Ecotype
  (Heath Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Chamaecrista nictitans, NC Ecotype
  (Sensitive Pea, NC Ecotype)
• 1.0% Zizia aurea, PA Ecotype
  (Golden Alexanders, PA Ecotype)
• 0.7% Rudbeckia triloba, WV Ecotype
  (Browneyed Susan, WV Ecotype)
• 0.5% Coreopsis tripteris, PA Ecotype
  (Tall Coreopsis, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Monarda fistulosa, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Wild Bergamot, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Vernonia gigantea, PA Ecotype
  (Giant Ironweed, PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Geum canadense, PA Ecotype
  (White Avens, PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Penstemon canescens, WV Ecotype
  (Eastern Gray Beardtongue, WV Ecotype)
• 0.3% Solidago bicolor, PA Ecotype
  (White Goldenrod, PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Solidago speciosa, Southern WV Ecotype
  (Showy Goldenrod, Southern WV Ecotype)
• 0.1% Asclepias syriaca Seed, PA Ecotype
  (Common Milkweed, PA Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Species:

  VA Cumberland Plateau UPL Meadow Mix

• Product Categories:

  Grasses & Grass-like Species, Herbaceous Flowering Species, Pollinator Favorites, Uplands & Meadows

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Blue, Purple, White, Yellow

• Typical Height:

  1.0 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 one of the following: grain oats (30 lbs/acre; 1 Jan to 30 Apr), brown top millet (10 lbs/acre; 1 May to 31 Aug) or grain rye (30 lbs/acre; 1 Sep to 31 Aug).