VA Northern Ridge & Valley Retention 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

• 25.0% Panicum rigidulum, PA Ecotype
  (Redtop Panicgrass, PA Ecotype)
• 20.0% Elymus virginicus, PA Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, PA Ecotype)
• 16.0% Panicum anceps, Eastern Shore MD Ecotype
  (Beaked Panicgrass, Eastern Shore MD Ecotype)
• 15.0% Carex lurida, PA Ecotype
  (Lurid Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 7.0% Carex lupulina, PA Ecotype
  (Hop Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 5.0% Scirpus atrovirens, PA Ecotype
  (Green Bulrush, PA Ecotype)
• 4.0% Juncus effusus, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype
  (Soft Rush, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype)
• 2.0% Agrostis perennans, Albany Pine Bush-NY Ecotype
  (Autumn Bentgrass, Albany Pine Bush-NY Ecotype)
• 2.0% Scirpus cyperinus, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype
  (Woolgrass, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype)
• 1.0% Eupatorium coelestinum, VA Ecotype
  (Mistflower, VA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Helenium autumnale, Northern VA Ecotype
  (Common Sneezeweed, Northern VA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Helenium flexuosum, VA Ecotype
  (Purplehead Sneezeweed, VA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Juncus tenuis, PA Ecotype
  (Path Rush, PA Ecotype)

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 – 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:

  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).