VA Northern Blue Ridge UPL Meadow Mix

This native mix is designed for restoration projects on upland meadow sites in Virginia's Virginia's Northern Blue Ridge physiographic province. 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

• 60.8% Schizachyrium scoparium, 'Camper'
  (Little Bluestem, ‘Camper’)
• 20.0% Elymus virginicus, Madison-NY Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, Madison-NY Ecotype)
• 3.0% Coreopsis lanceolata
  (Lanceleaf Coreopsis)
• 3.0% Rudbeckia hirta
  (Blackeyed Susan)
• 2.0% Chamaecrista fasciculata, PA Ecotype
  (Partridge Pea, PA Ecotype)
• 1.5% Asclepias tuberosa
  (Butterfly Milkweed)
• 1.5% Senna hebecarpa, VA & WV Ecotype
  (Wild Senna, VA & WV Ecotype)
• 1.2% Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
  (Narrowleaf Mountainmint)
• 1.0% Chamaecrista nictitans, NC Ecotype
  (Sensitive Pea, NC Ecotype)
• 1.0% Heliopsis helianthoides, PA Ecotype
  (Oxeye Sunflower, PA Ecotype)
• 0.9% Eragrostis spectabilis, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Purple Lovegrass, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)
• 0.7% Aster novae-angliae, PA Ecotype
  (New England Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 0.7% Aster pilosus, PA Ecotype
  (Heath Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Rudbeckia triloba, WV Ecotype
  (Browneyed Susan, WV Ecotype)
• 0.5% Solidago nemoralis, PA Ecotype
  (Gray Goldenrod, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Vernonia noveboracensis, PA Ecotype
  (New York Ironweed, PA Ecotype)
• 0.4% Monarda fistulosa, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Wild Bergamot, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Oenothera fruticosa var. fruticosa
  (Sundrops)
• 0.3% Penstemon canescens, WV Ecotype
  (Eastern Gray Beardtongue, WV Ecotype)
• 0.1% Asclepias syriaca, PA Ecotype
  (Common Milkweed, PA Ecotype)
• 0.1% Solidago bicolor, PA Ecotype
  (White Goldenrod, PA Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Product Categories:

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

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, White, Yellow

• Typical Height:

  1.0 ft

• pH:

  4.0 – 8.4

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 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 Dec).