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A mix of grasses, sedges and forbs suitable for swales utilized to convey storm water. This mix will do well in areas that are wet during and soon after storms, but dry down between rain events. It is the recommended mix for installation under erosion control blanket in swales. Temporary cover should be utilized with this mix.
Download Bioswale Seed Mix Specifications
| PLS oz/acre | Grasses and Sedges |
|---|---|
| 4 | Carex annectans xanthocarpa (Yellow Fox Sedge) |
| 4 | Carex frankii (Frank’s Sedge) |
| 2 | Carex granularis (Meadow Sedge) |
| 1 | Carex molesta (Field Oval Sedge) |
| 1 | Carex scoparia (Lance-Fruited Oval Sedge) |
| 6 | Carex vulpinoidea (Fox Sedge) |
| 16 | Elymus riparius (Riverbank Wild Rye) |
| 48 | Elymus virginicus (Virginia Wild Rye) |
| 8 | Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass) |
| 16 | Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem) |
| 3 | Scirpus atrovirens (Dark Green Bulrush) |
| 2 | Scirpus pendulus (Reddish Bulrush) |
| 1 | Scirpus cyperinus (Woolgrass) |
| 112 | Subtotal |
| PLS oz/acre | Forbs |
| 1 | Asclepias incarnata (Marsh Milkweed) |
| 1 | Eupatorium perfoliatum (Boneset) |
| 2.5 | Helenium autumnale (Autumn Sneezeweed) |
| 4 | Hibiscus moscheutos (Swamp Rose Mallow) |
| 2 | Liatris spicata (Dense Blazing Star) |
| 0.25 | Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower) |
| 0.25 | Lobelia siphilitica (Great Blue Lobelia) |
| 0.5 | Lycopus americanus (Water Horehound) |
| 2 | Oligoneuron riddellii (Riddell’s Goldenrod) |
| 1 | Penstemon digitalis (Foxglove Beardtongue) |
| 0.5 | Pycnanthemum virginianum (Mountain Mint) |
| 3 | Rudbeckia fulgida speciosa (Showy Black-Eyed Susan) |
| 2 | Rudbeckia hirta (Black Eyed Susan) |
| 2 | Senna hebecarpa (Wild Senna) |
| 1 | Symphyotrichum firmum (Shining Aster) |
| 1 | Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England Aster) |
| 1 | Verbena hastata (Blue Vervain) |
| 2 | Vernonia fasciculata (Smooth Ironweed) |
| 1 | Zizia aurea (Golden Alexanders) |
| 28 | Subtotal |
