VA Northern Blue Ridge Detention Basin 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

• 30.0% Panicum anceps, Eastern Shore MD Ecotype
  (Beaked Panicgrass, Eastern Shore MD Ecotype)
• 23.1% Panicum clandestinum, Tioga
  (Deertongue, Tioga)
• 20.0% Elymus virginicus, PA Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, PA Ecotype)
• 10.0% Panicum rigidulum, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype
  (Redtop Panicgrass, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype)
• 5.0% Carex vulpinoidea, PA Ecotype
  (Fox Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 3.0% Verbena hastata, PA Ecotype
  (Blue Vervain, PA Ecotype)
• 2.0% Asclepias incarnata, PA Ecotype
  (Swamp Milkweed, PA Ecotype)
• 2.0% Heliopsis helianthoides, PA Ecotype
  (Oxeye Sunflower, PA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Juncus effusus
  (Soft Rush)
• 1.0% Juncus tenuis, NC Ecotype
  (Path Rush, NC Ecotype)
• 1.0% Zizia aurea
  (Golden Alexanders)
• 0.5% Eupatorium perfoliatum, PA Ecotype
  (Boneset, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Helenium autumnale, PA Ecotype
  (Common Sneezeweed, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
  (Narrowleaf Mountainmint)
• 0.4% Monarda fistulosa
  (Wild Bergamot)

General Product Information

• Product Categories:

  Grasses & Grass-like Species, Stormwater Management

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Blue, Yellow

• Typical Height:

  0.3 ft

• pH:

  4.0 – 7.5

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:

  Seed at 20 lbs/acre with a cover crop. For a cover crop use Japanese Millet (10 lbs/acre; 1 May to 31 Aug), Barnyard Grass (10 lbs/acre; 1 May to 31 Aug), or Grain Rye (30 lbs/acre; 1 Sept to 30 Apr).