Mix 281 - Buffer Monarch Mix
The Buffer Monarch Mix was designed specially to benifts the newly listed monarch butterfly. This highly diverse mix was designed for outside the solar panels with no hight restrictions to maximize diversity . Milkweeds were increased in the mix which are the host plants for the monarchs catlipillars and several highly preferred nector source plants were added to provide good refueling stops along their journey. This mix will score very high on a state's solar scorecards. For utility scale solar with several hundred or thousands of acres utilize this mix for budgeting purposes but call or email us for a custom blend that better suits your site and species availability. Planting Rate: 8.71 - 10.89 lbs. per acre ** The composition of the mix shown above is subject to change without notice due to seed availability. Substitutions are selected based on similar plant characteristics. If the exact individual species are critical to your planting needs, please contact us to ensure that we can fill your request without substitution. **
Mix Table
Specifications
Common Name | Botanical Name | PLS Oz/Lb |
Side Oats grama | Bouteloua curtipendula | 1.8380 |
Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium | 2.7560 |
Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | 2.7560 |
Bottlebrush Grass | Elymus hystrix | 0.4590 |
Tall Dropseed | Sporobolus compositus | 0.4590 |
Purple Top | Tridens flavus | 0.4590 |
Blackeyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | 0.2870 |
Yarrow | Achillea millefolium | 0.0570 |
Plains Coreopsis | Coreopsis tinctoria | 0.1150 |
Butterfly Milkweed | Asclepias tuberosa | 0.3440 |
Smooth Aster | Symphyotrichum laevis | 0.0860 |
Heath Aster | Symphyotrichum pilosum | 0.0340 |
Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | 0.6890 |
Sweet Blackeyed Susan | Rudbeckia subtomentosa | 0.0750 |
Lance-Leaved Coreopsis | Coreopsis lanceolata | 0.6890 |
Purple Prairie Clover | Dalea purpurea | 0.4590 |
Illinois Bundleflower | Desmanthus illinoensis | 0.9190 |
Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea | 1.0330 |
False Sunflower | Heliopsis helianthoides | 0.1150 |
Browneyed Susan | Rudbeckia triloba | 0.2300 |
Spiked Blazing Star | Liatris spicata | 0.3440 |
Lemon Mint | Monarda citriodora | 0.1440 |
Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | 0.1150 |
Smooth Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis | 0.1150 |
Hoary Mountain Mint | Pycnanthemum incanum | 0.0340 |
Hairy Mountain Mint | Pycnanthemum pilosum | 0.0340 |
Gray Goldenrod | Solidago nemoralis | 0.0570 |
Early Goldenrod | Solidago juncea | 0.1150 |
Sweet Joe-Pye Weed | Eutrochium purpureum | 0.0340 |
Iron Weed | Vernonia gigantea | 0.0860 |
Culver's Root | Veronicastrum virginicum | 0.0290 |
Blue False Indigo | Baptisia australis | 0.3440 |
Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | 0.2300 |
Golden Alexanders | Zizia aurea | 0.2300 |
Common Milkweed | Asclepias syriaca | 0.2300 |