NC Piedmont Riparian Mix

This mix of grasses and grass-like species will tolerate flooding and provide food and cover for native game birds in the Piedmont 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

• 29.9% Sorghastrum nutans, PA Ecotype
  (Indiangrass, PA Ecotype)
• 20.0% Elymus virginicus
  (Virginia Wildrye)
• 20.0% Panicum virgatum, 'Carthage', NC Ecotype
  (Switchgrass, ‘Carthage’, NC Ecotype)
• 10.0% Panicum anceps, SC Ecotype
  (Beaked Panicgrass, SC Ecotype)
• 5.0% Chasmanthium latifolium, WV Ecotype
  (River Oats, WV Ecotype)
• 5.0% Panicum rigidulum, PA Ecotype
  (Redtop Panicgrass, PA Ecotype)
• 3.0% Chamaecrista fasciculata, FL Ecotype
  (Partridge Pea, FL Ecotype)
• 2.0% Carex vulpinoidea, PA Ecotype
  (Fox Sedge, PA Ecotype)
• 2.0% Coreopsis lanceolata
  (Lanceleaf Coreopsis)
• 2.0% Rudbeckia hirta
  (Blackeyed Susan)
• 0.5% Juncus effusus
  (Soft Rush)
• 0.4% Vernonia noveboracensis, PA Ecotype
  (New York Ironweed, PA Ecotype)
• 0.2% Helianthus angustifolius, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype
  (Narrowleaf Sunflower, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Species:

  NC Piedmont Riparian Mix

• Product Categories:

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

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Pink, Purple

• Typical Height:

  3.0 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)