Virginia Gentleman’s Mix

The grasses and forbs meet the aristocrat's high expectations of color and long life. 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

• 64.6% Schizachyrium scoparium, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Little Bluestem, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)
• 15.0% Elymus virginicus, Madison-NY Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, Madison-NY Ecotype)
• 3.0% Chamaecrista fasciculata, PA Ecotype
  (Partridge Pea, PA Ecotype)
• 3.0% Coreopsis lanceolata
  (Lanceleaf Coreopsis)
• 3.0% Rudbeckia hirta
  (Blackeyed Susan)
• 2.0% Heliopsis helianthoides, PA Ecotype
  (Oxeye Sunflower, PA Ecotype)
• 2.0% Senna hebecarpa, VA & WV Ecotype
  (Wild Senna, VA & WV Ecotype)
• 1.5% Asclepias tuberosa
  (Butterfly Milkweed)
• 1.0% Lespedeza virginica, VA Ecotype
  (Slender Lespedeza, VA Ecotype)
• 0.8% Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
  (Narrowleaf Mountainmint)
• 0.7% Aster lateriflorus
  (Calico Aster)
• 0.7% Aster pilosus, PA Ecotype
  (Heath Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 0.6% Penstemon laevigatus, PA Ecotype
  (Appalachian Beardtongue, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Penstemon canescens, WV Ecotype
  (Eastern Gray Beardtongue, WV Ecotype)
• 0.5% Tradescantia virginiana, Southeastern PA/Northern VA blend
  (Virginia Spiderwort, Southeastern PA/Northern VA blend)
• 0.4% Monarda fistulosa, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Wild Bergamot, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Solidago nemoralis, PA Ecotype
  (Gray Goldenrod, PA Ecotype)
• 0.2% Oenothera fruticosa var. fruticosa
  (Sundrops)
• 0.1% Solidago juncea, PA Ecotype
  (Early Goldenrod, PA Ecotype)
• 0.1% Solidago odora, PA Ecotype
  (Licorice Scented Goldenrod, PA Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Product Categories:

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

• Flower Color:

  Blue, Orange, Purple, Red, White, Yellow

• 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:

  20 lbs/acre with 30 lbs/acre of a cover crop. For a cover crop use either grain oats (1 Jan to 31 Jul) or grain rye (1 Aug to 31 Dec).