VA Southern Piedmont Steep Slope Mix

This pollinator-friendly mix provides food and cover for wildlife. Mix forumulations 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

• 27.0% Sorghastrum nutans, PA Ecotype
  (Indiangrass, PA Ecotype)
• 22.0% Schizachyrium scoparium, 'Prairie View'-IN Ecotype
  (Little Bluestem ‘Prairie View’-IN Ecotype)
• 18.0% Elymus virginicus, PA Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, PA Ecotype)
• 15.0% Panicum clandestinum, Tioga
  (Deertongue, Tioga)
• 5.0% Agrostis hyemalis, Piedmont NC Ecotype
  (Winter Bentgrass, Piedmont NC Ecotype)
• 5.0% Agrostis perennans, Albany Pine Bush-NY Ecotype
  (Autumn Bentgrass, Albany Pine Bush-NY Ecotype)
• 2.0% Tridens flavus
  (Purpletop)
• 1.2% Rudbeckia hirta
  (Blackeyed Susan)
• 1.0% Coreopsis lanceolata
  (Lanceleaf Coreopsis)
• 1.0% Eragrostis hirsuta
  (Bigtop Lovegrass)
• 0.5% Asclepias syriaca
  (Common Milkweed)
• 0.5% Eupatorium coelestinum, FL Ecotype
  (Mistflower, FL Ecotype)
• 0.5% Lespedeza virginica, VA Ecotype
  (Slender Lespedeza, VA Ecotype)
• 0.4% Chamaecrista nictitans, NC Ecotype
  (Sensitive Pea, NC Ecotype)
• 0.3% Penstemon laevigatus, PA Ecotype
  (Appalachian Beardtongue, PA Ecotype)
• 0.2% Liatris spicata, PA Ecotype
  (Marsh Blazing Star, PA Ecotype)
• 0.2% Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
  (Narrowleaf Mountainmint)
• 0.2% Solidago nemoralis, PA Ecotype
  (Gray Goldenrod, PA Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Product Categories:

  Grasses & Grass-like Species, Herbaceous Flowering Species, Wet Meadows & Wetlands

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Blue, Purple, White, Yellow

• Typical Height:

  0.7 ft

• pH:

  4.5 – 7.8

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 45 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).