VA Southern Coastal Plain 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 philosphy and function of the mix will not.

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Mix Composition

• 25.0% Chasmanthium latifolium, WV Ecotype
  (River Oats, WV Ecotype)
• 24.0% Panicum clandestinum, Tioga
  (Deertongue, Tioga)
• 20.0% Carex vulpinoidea, PA Ecotype
  (Fox Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 15.0% Elymus virginicus, Madison-NY Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, Madison-NY Ecotype)
• 5.0% Carex albolutescens, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype
  (Greenwhite Sedge, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype)
• 5.0% 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% Eupatorium coelestinum, VA Ecotype
  (Mistflower, VA Ecotype)
• 2.0% Helenium flexuosum, VA Ecotype
  (Purplehead Sneezeweed, VA Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Product Categories:

  Grasses & Grass-like Species, Stormwater Management

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Blue, Yellow

• Typical Height:

  1.0 ft

• pH:

  4.3 – 8.9

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).