This solar array mix is suitable for creating a pollinator habitat in dry to mesic soil conditions. The species selected for this mix are low stature, growing no more than 3 feet in height. Wildflowers will provide bloom, April to October, to benefit pollinators visiting solar farms.
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PLS oz/acre | Grasses and Sedges |
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24 | Bouteloua curtipendula (Side-Oats Grama) |
2 | Carex bicknellii (Prairie Oval Sedge) |
3 | Carex brevior (Plains Oval Sedge) |
4 | Carex granularis (Meadow Sedge) |
32 | Elymus virginicus (Virginia Wild Rye) |
40 | Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem) |
3 | Sporobolus heterolepis (Prairie Dropseed) |
108 | Subtotal |
PLS oz/acre | Forbs |
4 | Allium cernuum (Nodding Wild Onion) |
16 | Chamaecrista fasciculata (Partridge Pea) |
6 | Coreopsis lanceolata (Lance-leaved Coreopsis) |
6 | Dalea purpurea (Purple Prairie Clover) |
0.25 | Lobelia siphilitica (Pale-Spike Lobelia) |
2 | Monarda fistulosa (Wild Bergamot) |
0.5 | Oligoneuron riddellii (Riddell’s Goldenrod) |
0.5 | Penstemon digitalis (Foxglove Beardtongue) |
0.5 | Penstemon hirisutus (Hairy Beardtongue) |
0.5 | Pycnanthemum virginianum (Mountain Mint) |
2 | Rudbeckia fulgida speciosa (Showy Black-Eyed Susan) |
2 | Rudbeckia hirta (Black-Eyed Susan) |
0.5 | Solidago nemoralis (Gray Goldenrod) |
0.75 | Symphyotrichum ericoides (Heath Aster) |
2.5 | Zizia aurea (Golden Alexanders) |
44 | Subtotal |