Wildlife Food & Shelter Mix

The wetland shrubs and sedges can create a typical shrub/sedge wetland and provide year-round food and cover for many game animals and migrating birds. Establishment takes several years, but costs much less than planting seedlings or potted material. Seed from October-May in full sun to shaded areas in wet soils. 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

• 27.0% Carex vulpinoidea, PA Ecotype
  (Fox Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 24.2% Carex lurida, PA Ecotype
  (Lurid Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 20.0% Elymus virginicus, Madison-NY Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, Madison-NY Ecotype)
• 16.0% Carex scoparia, PA Ecotype
  (Blunt Broom Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 3.0% Juncus effusus
  (Soft Rush)
• 2.0% Asclepias incarnata, PA Ecotype
  (Swamp Milkweed, PA Ecotype)
• 2.0% Carex grayi, PA Ecotype
  (Gray’s Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 1.5% Carex crinita, PA Ecotype
  (Fringed Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Carex stipata, PA Ecotype
  (Awl Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Cephalanthus occidentalis
  (Buttonbush)
• 1.0% Cornus amomum, IA Ecotype
  (Silky Dogwood, IA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Ilex verticillata, PA Ecotype
  (Winterberry, PA Ecotype)
• 0.3% Scirpus cyperinus, PA Ecotype
  (Woolgrass, PA Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Product Categories:

  Wet Meadows & Wetlands, Wildlife Habitat & Food Plots

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Pink, White

• Typical Height:

  4.5 ft

• pH:

  4.0 – 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:

  20 lb per acre, or 1/2 lb per 1,000 sq ft with a cover crop. For a cover crop use one of the following: grain rye (1 Sep to 30 Apr; 30 lbs/acre), Japanese millet (1 May to 31 Aug; 10 lbs/acre), or barnyard grass (1 May to 31 Aug; 10 lbs/acre).