Mix 161 - Southern Showy Rain Garden Mix
Mix 161 (Southern Showy Rain Garden Mix) is designed for the environmental conditions of the Southern Tier States. 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 161 contains the following 8 native grass and sedge species and 11 native wildflower species as shown below. Recommended Rate: 5.00-7.25 PLS pounds/acre.
Mix Table
Specifications
Common Name | Botanical Name | PLS Oz/Lb |
Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | 1.4500 |
Fowl Manna Grass | Glyceria striata | 0.3600 |
River Oats | Chasmanthium latifolium | 1.8100 |
Fox Sedge | Carex vulpinoidea | 0.6100 |
Frank's Sedge | Carex frankii | 0.7300 |
Fringed Sedge | Carex crinita | 0.7300 |
Soft Rush | Juncus effusus ssp. solutus | 0.2400 |
Green Bulrush | Scirpus atrovirens | 0.0600 |
Blue Flag | Iris virginica | 1.0000 |
Virginia Meadowbeauty | Rhexia virginica | 0.0900 |
Maryland Senna | Senna marilandica | 1.8100 |
Boneset | Eupatorium perfoliatum | 0.2700 |
Rosemallow | Hibiscus moscheutos | 0.6300 |
Monkey Flower | Mimulus ringens | 0.1800 |
Cup Plant | Silphium perfoliatum | 1.7200 |
Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | 1.1800 |
Showy Tickseed | Bidens aristosa | 1.2700 |
Cardinal Flower | Lobelia cardinalis | 0.0500 |
Iron Weed | Vernonia gigantea | 0.8100 |
Yellow Wingstem | Verbesina alternifolia | 1.0000 |