Riparian Buffer Seed Mix
31 species of grasses, sedges and wildflowers species that create a transitional plant community between a body of water and wildlife habitat to filter water pollutants from runoff, stabilizes streambanks and reduces erosion in corridors traveled by people and wildlife.
25 Forbs Species/ 62 ssf & 6 Grass Species/ 26 ssf
PLS Lbs per Acre: 13.25
Height: 4′-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:
- Brown Fox Sedge (Carex vulpinoidea)
- Canada Wild Rye (Elymus canadensis)
- River Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium)
- Small Yellow Fox Sedge (Carex annectens)
- Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum)
- Virginia Wild Rye (Elymus virginicus)
- Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
- Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata)
- Brown-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba)
- Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
- Culvers Root (Veronicastrum virginicum)
- False Sunflower (Heliopsis heliamthoides)
- Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis)
- Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea)
- Grayhead Coneflower (Ratibida pinnata)
- Illinois Bundleflower (Desmanthus illinoensis)
- Lanceleaf Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)
- New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae)
- Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana)
- Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata)
- Plains Coreopsis (Coreopsis tintoria)
- Prairie Blazing Star (Liatris pycnostachya)
- Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
- Purple Prairie Clover (Dalea purpurea)
- Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium)
- Seedbox (Ludwigia alternifolium)
- Slender Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium)
- Stiff Goldenrod (Oligoneuron rigida)
- Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
- Sweet Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia subtomentosa)
- Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
