Retention Area Native Seed Mix
This native seed mix includes a diverse plant community of native grasses, sedges, rushes and forbs designed to transform retention basins into thriving ecological assets that filter stormwater runoff, reduces erosion and provides habitat while supporting basin function.
26 Forbs Species/ 35 ssf & 6 Grass Species/ 15 ssf
PLS Lbs per Acre: 6.33
Height: 3′-5′ Tall
Additional Information
Lifecycle: Perennial
Planting Dates: Dormant Season Planting is Recommended. In the mid-west region those dates are Nov 15-March 15.
Planting Depth: 1/4″-3/8″
Also Used For: Contractor, Pollinator, Wildlife,
Seeds in this Mix:
- Small Yellow Fox Sedge (Carex annectens)
- Short’s Sedge (Carex shortiana)
- Virginia Wild Rye (Elymus virginicus)
- Fowl Manna Grass (Glyceria striata)
- Dark Green Bulrush (Scirpus atrovirens)
- Brown Fox Sedge (Carex vulpinoidea)
- Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata)
- Brown-eyed Susan (Rudbeckiasubtomentosa )
- Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
- Common Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata)
- Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
- Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea)
- Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica)
- Spotted Joe Pyeweed (Eutrochium maculatum)
- Marsh Blazing Star (Liatris spicata)
- Maryland Senna (Senna marilandica)
- Monkey Flower (Mimulus rigens)
- Mud Plantain (Alisma subcordaum)
- New England (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
- Obedient Plant (Physistegia virginiana)
- Ohio Spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis)
- Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
- Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium)
- Rose Mallow (Hibiscus laevis)
- Seedbox (Ludwigia alternifolia)
- Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)
- Southern Blue Flag (Iris virginica)
- Stiff Goldenrod (Oligoneuron rigida)
- Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
- Sweet Black-Eyed Susan (rudbeckia subtomentosa)
- Tickseed sunflower (Bidens aristosa)
- Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
