Mix 155 - Nesting and Brood Rearing Cover Mix
Mix 155 (Nesting and Brood Rearing Cover Mix) is designed for the environmental conditions of Northern and Southern States and for sites with dry to moist 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 155 contains the following 5 native grass species and 11 native wildflower species as shown below. The recommended seeding rate is 7.00-10.00 PLS pounds/acre.
Mix Table
Specifications
Common Name | Botanical Name | PLS Oz/Lb |
Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans | 2.0000 |
Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium | 3.0000 |
Tall Dropseed | Sporobolus compositus | 1.0000 |
Purple Top | Tridens flavus | 1.0000 |
Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | 3.0000 |
Lance-Leaved Coreopsis | Coreopsis lanceolata | 0.4000 |
Blackeyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | 0.5000 |
Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | 0.2000 |
Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | 0.8000 |
Illinois Bundleflower | Desmanthus illinoensis | 0.6000 |
Ragweed | Ambrosia artemisiifolia | 0.7000 |
Maryland Senna | Senna marilandica | 0.4000 |
False Sunflower | Heliopsis helianthoides | 0.7000 |
Perplexed Tick-Trefoil | Desmodium perplexum | 0.7000 |
Rigid Goldenrod | Solidago rigida | 0.4000 |
Maximilian Sunflower | Helianthus maximiliani | 0.6000 |