NC Mountains Riparian Mix

This mix of grasses and grass-like species will tolerate occasional flooding and provide food and cover for native game birds in the NC Mountain region. 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

• 24.0% Sorghastrum nutans, PA Ecotype
  (Indiangrass, PA Ecotype)
• 23.0% Panicum virgatum, 'Carthage', NC Ecotype
  (Switchgrass, ‘Carthage’, NC Ecotype)
• 20.8% Andropogon gerardii, 'Prairie View'-IN Ecotype
  (Big Bluestem, ‘Prairie View’-IN Ecotype)
• 20.0% Elymus virginicus, Madison-NY Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, Madison-NY Ecotype)
• 3.0% Heliopsis helianthoides, PA Ecotype
  (Oxeye Sunflower, PA Ecotype)
• 3.0% Rudbeckia hirta
  (Blackeyed Susan)
• 2.0% Asclepias incarnata, PA Ecotype
  (Swamp Milkweed, PA Ecotype)
• 1.2% Monarda fistulosa, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Wild Bergamot, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Helianthus angustifolius, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype
  (Narrowleaf Sunflower, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype)
• 0.5% Aster puniceus, PA Ecotype
  (Purplestem Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Eupatorium perfoliatum, PA Ecotype
  (Boneset, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Solidago nemoralis, PA Ecotype
  (Gray Goldenrod, PA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Vernonia noveboracensis, PA Ecotype
  (New York Ironweed, PA Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Species:

  NC Mountains Riparian Mix

• Product Categories:

  Grasses & Grass-like Species, Herbaceous Flowering Species, Riparian Sites

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Purple, Yellow

• Typical Height:

  1.0 ft

• pH:

  4.5 – 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 with a cover crop. For a cover crop use either grain rye (30 lbs/acre; 1 Sep to 31 Apr) or Japanese Millet (10 lbs/acre; 1 May to 31 Aug)