VA Northern Blue Ridge Retention Basin Mix
Mix Composition
23.0% Panicum rigidulum, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype (Redtop Panicgrass, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype)
22.0% Chasmanthium latifolium, WV Ecotype (River Oats, WV Ecotype)
15.0% Carex lurida, PA Ecotype (Lurid Sedge, PA Ecotype)
15.0% Elymus virginicus, PA Ecotype (Virginia Wildrye, PA Ecotype)
6.0% Carex lupulina, PA Ecotype (Hop Sedge, PA Ecotype)
5.0% Scirpus atrovirens, PA Ecotype (Green Bulrush, PA Ecotype)
3.0% Juncus effusus, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype (Soft Rush, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype)
3.0% Scirpus cyperinus, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype (Woolgrass, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype)
2.0% Agrostis perennans, PA Ecotype (Autumn Bentgrass, PA Ecotype)
2.0% Juncus tenuis, PA Ecotype (Path Rush, PA Ecotype)
1.0% Eupatorium coelestinum, VA Ecotype (Mistflower, VA Ecotype)
1.0% Helenium autumnale, PA Ecotype (Common Sneezeweed, PA Ecotype)
1.0% Helenium flexuosum, VA Ecotype (Purplehead Sneezeweed, VA Ecotype)
1.0% Hibiscus moscheutos, VA Ecotype (Crimsoneyed Rosemallow, VA Ecotype)
General Product Information:
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.
Item Number: ERNMX-833
Product Categories:
Stormwater Management
Height: 0.3 – 6.0 Ft
Seeding Rate: 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).
