Mix 128 - Northern Wetland Meadow Mix
Mix 128 (Northern Wetland Meadow Mix) is designed for the environmental conditions of the Northern Tier States and for sites with mesic to wet soils. Flowering period and flower colors are coordinated for full season variety. The amount of seed of each species in the mix has been calculated using the number of seeds per pound of each species factored by establishment parameters. Mix 128 contains the following 8 native grass and sedge species and 18 native wildflower species as shown below. Recommended Rate 4.8-7.0 PLS pounds/acre.
Mix Table
Specifications
Common Name | Botanical Name | PLS Oz/Lb |
Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | 4.3750 |
Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | 3.1250 |
Bottlebrush Grass | Elymus hystrix | 0.3130 |
Prairie Cordgrass | Spartina pectinata | 0.3130 |
Shallow Sedge | Carex lurida | 0.5630 |
Blunt Broom Sedge | Carex scoparia | 0.4380 |
Squarrose Sedge | Carex squarrosa | 0.4380 |
Path Rush | Juncus tenuis | 0.1880 |
Wool Grass | Scirpus cyperinus | 0.1250 |
Fowl Manna Grass | Glyceria striata | 0.1250 |
Smooth Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis | 0.1950 |
Ohio Spiderwort | Tradescantia ohiensis | 0.3980 |
Spiked Blazing Star | Liatris spicata | 1.0730 |
Cup Plant | Silphium perfoliatum | 0.3190 |
Boneset | Eupatorium perfoliatum | 0.1010 |
Seed Box | Ludwigia alternifolia | 0.1560 |
Blue Vervain | Verbena hastata | 0.3690 |
Slender Mountain Mint | Pycnanthemum tenuifolium | 0.0380 |
Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | 0.1880 |
Showy Tickseed | Bidens aristosa | 1.3720 |
Sneezeweed | Helenium autumnale | 0.1760 |
Cardinal Flower | Lobelia cardinalis | 0.0330 |
Yellow Wingstem | Verbesina alternifolia | 1.2090 |
Cutleaf Coneflower | Rudbeckia laciniata | 0.1500 |
Hollow-Stemmed Joe-Pye Weed | Eutrochium fistulosum | 0.0750 |
New York Ironweed | Vernonia noveboracensis | 0.1450 |