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

• 32.3% Schizachyrium scoparium, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Little Bluestem, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)
• 21.4% Elymus virginicus, PA Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, PA Ecotype)
• 21.4% Panicum anceps, NC Ecotype
  (Beaked Panicgrass, NC Ecotype)
• 4.3% Coreopsis lanceolata
  (Lanceleaf Coreopsis)
• 4.3% Rudbeckia hirta
  (Blackeyed Susan)
• 2.3% Asclepias tuberosa, PA Ecotype
  (Butterfly Milkweed, PA Ecotype)
• 2.1% Chamaecrista fasciculata, PA Ecotype
  (Partridge Pea, PA Ecotype)
• 2.1% Heliopsis helianthoides, PA Ecotype
  (Oxeye Sunflower, PA Ecotype)
• 1.4% Eragrostis spectabilis, RI Ecotype
  (Purple Lovegrass, RI Ecotype)
• 1.4% Lespedeza virginica, VA Ecotype
  (Slender Lespedeza, VA Ecotype)
• 1.4% Rudbeckia triloba, WV Ecotype
  (Browneyed Susan, WV Ecotype)
• 0.7% Aster lateriflorus
  (Calico Aster)
• 0.7% Aster pilosus, PA Ecotype
  (Heath Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 0.7% Chamaecrista nictitans, NC Ecotype
  (Sensitive Pea, NC Ecotype)
• 0.7% Penstemon laevigatus, PA Ecotype
  (Appalachian Beardtongue, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Monarda fistulosa, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Wild Bergamot, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)
• 0.4% Pycnanthemum incanum, MD Ecotype
  (Hoary Mountainmint, MD Ecotype)
• 0.4% Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
  (Narrowleaf Mountainmint)
• 0.3% Penstemon canescens, WV Ecotype
  (Eastern Gray Beardtongue, WV Ecotype)
• 0.3% Solidago bicolor, PA Ecotype
  (White Goldenrod, PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Solidago nemoralis, PA Ecotype
  (Gray Goldenrod, PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Solidago odora, PA Ecotype
  (Licorice Scented Goldenrod, PA Ecotype)
• 0.2% Asclepias syriaca, PA Ecotype
  (Common Milkweed, PA Ecotype)
• 0.1% Tradescantia virginiana, Southeastern PA/Northern VA blend
  (Virginia Spiderwort, Southeastern PA/Northern VA blend)

General Product Information

• Product Categories:

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

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Blue, Orange, Purple, Red, White, Yellow

• Typical Height:

  4.5 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:

  15 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).