Mix SS-W1 - Southern Pollinator Conservation Mix
Mix SS-W1 (Southern Pollinator Conservation Mix) is designed for the environmental conditions of the Southern 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 SS-W1 contains the following 4 native grass species and 20 native wildflower as shown below. The recommended seeding rate is 5.75 - 8.25 PLS pounds/acre.
Mix Table
Specifications
Common Name | Botanical Name | PLS Oz/Lb |
Smooth Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis | 0.2010 |
Lance-Leaved Coreopsis | Coreopsis lanceolata | 0.8160 |
Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | 0.2870 |
Common Milkweed | Asclepias syriaca | 0.9360 |
Butterfly Milkweed | Asclepias tuberosa | 0.5160 |
Ohio Spiderwort | Tradescantia ohiensis | 1.0530 |
Blackeyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | 0.6600 |
Slender Mountain Mint | Pycnanthemum tenuifolium | 0.0700 |
Spiked Blazing Star | Liatris spicata | 1.5260 |
Browneyed Susan | Rudbeckia triloba | 0.4670 |
Cup Plant | Silphium perfoliatum | 0.2390 |
Showy Tickseed | Bidens aristosa | 1.1750 |
Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea | 2.0930 |
Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | 0.7390 |
Sneezeweed | Helenium autumnale | 0.1790 |
Illinois Bundleflower | Desmanthus illinoensis | 0.8980 |
Hollow-Stemmed Joe-Pye Weed | Eutrochium fistulosum | 0.1790 |
Cutleaf Coneflower | Rudbeckia laciniata | 0.1470 |
Early Goldenrod | Solidago juncea | 0.0540 |
Tall Coreopsis | Coreopsis tripteris | 0.1470 |
New England Aster | Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | 0.2990 |
Cardinal flower | Lobelia cardinalis | 0.0730 |
Rigid Goldenrod | Oligoneuron rigidum | 0.2460 |
Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | 0.7230 |
Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | 1.0420 |
River Oats | Chasmanthium latifolium | 0.8850 |
Deer Tongue Grass | Dichanthelium clandestinum | 0.3500 |