Southeast Rain Garden Mix

The native perennial forbs and grasses provide food and cover for rain garden biodiversity. 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

• 36.7% Schizachyrium scoparium, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Little Bluestem, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)
• 20.0% Elymus virginicus
  (Virginia Wildrye)
• 10.0% Panicum anceps, SC Ecotype
  (Beaked Panicgrass, SC Ecotype)
• 10.0% Panicum rigidulum, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype
  (Redtop Panicgrass, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype)
• 8.5% Chasmanthium latifolium, WV Ecotype
  (River Oats, WV Ecotype)
• 3.0% Coreopsis lanceolata
  (Lanceleaf Coreopsis)
• 3.0% Rudbeckia hirta
  (Blackeyed Susan)
• 1.5% Bidens aristosa, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype
  (Showy Tickseed Sunflower (Bur Marigold), Coastal Plain NC Ecotype)
• 1.0% Aster pilosus, PA Ecotype
  (Heath Aster, PA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Chamaecrista fasciculata, PA Ecotype
  (Partridge Pea, PA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Hibiscus moscheutos, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype
  (Crimsoneyed Rosemallow, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype)
• 1.0% Juncus tenuis, PA Ecotype
  (Path Rush, PA Ecotype)
• 0.6% Lespedeza virginica, VA Ecotype
  (Slender Lespedeza, VA Ecotype)
• 0.5% Baptisia pendula, FL Ecotype
  (Largeleaf Wild Indigo, FL Ecotype)
• 0.5% Monarda punctata, FL Ecotype
  (Spotted Beebalm, FL Ecotype)
• 0.4% Helianthus angustifolius, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype
  (Narrowleaf Sunflower, Coastal Plain NC Ecotype)
• 0.4% Ludwigia linearis, Coastal Plain SC Ecotype
  (Narrowleaf Primrose Willow, Coastal Plain SC Ecotype)
• 0.3% Chamaecrista nictitans, NC Ecotype
  (Sensitive Pea, NC Ecotype)
• 0.3% Penstemon australis, 'Suther'-NC Ecotype
  (Eustis Lake Beardtongue, ‘Suther’-NC Ecotype)
• 0.3% Pycnanthemum incanum, MD Ecotype
  (Hoary Mountainmint, MD Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Species:

  Southeast Rain Garden Mix

• Product Categories:

  Grasses & Grass-like Species, Herbaceous Flowering Species, Stormwater Management

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Flower Color:

  Blue, Pink, Purple, White, Yellow

• Typical Height:

  4.0 ft

• pH:

  4.3 – 7.9

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 sites that drain within 24 hours of a rain event use one of the following cover crops: Oats (1 Jan to 31 Apr; 30 lbs/acre), Brown Top or Japanese Millet (1 May to 31 Aug; 10 lbs/acre), or grain rye (1 Aug to 31 Dec; 30 lbs/acre).