Midwestern Prairie Grass Erosion Control Mix with Wildflowers (DP2C)

Approximate mix weight 96 lbs/acre with 82 native seeds/sq. ft.
68.7% Grasses/Sedges/Rushes; 31.3% Forbs
 
This mix is intended for slopes where rapid soil stabilization is required and where a native grass community is desired. The mix is designed for high visibility areas, by giving color to the Prairie Grass Erosion control Mix (DP2).  Like the DP2 mix, this mix contains a heavy component of temporary cover grasses.
 
Scientific Name
Common Name
Percent of Mix Category
Grasses, Sedges, and Rushes
 
 
Andropogon gerardii
Big Bluestem
24.99%
Bouteloua curtipendula
Side-Oats Grama
2.80%
Elymus canadensis
Canada Wild Rye
19.80%
Elymus virginicus
Virginia Wild Rye
12.98%
Panicum virgatum
Switch Grass
28.32%
Schizachyrium scoparium
Little Bluestem
8.92%
Sorghastrum nutans
Indian Grass
2.19%
Total
 
100.00%
 
 
 
Forbs
 
 
Coreopsis lanceolata
Sand Coreopsis
7.11%
Echinacea purpurea
Purple Coneflower
1.85%
Heliopsis helianthoides
False Sunflower
2.36%
Monarda fistulosa
Wild Bergamot
6.94%
Oligoneuron rigidum
Stiff Goldenrod
3.17%
Penstemon digitalis
Foxglove Beardtongue
15.22%
Ratibida pinnata
Yellow Coneflower
15.16%
Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan
30.04%
Silphium integrifolium
Rosin-Weed
0.54%
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
New England Aster
6.29%
Verbena stricta
Hoary Vervain
11.32%
Total
 
100.00%
 
 
 
Temporary Cover Grasses
 
 
Avena sativa
Seed Oats
27.40%
Lolium multiflorum
Annual Rye Grass
72.60%
Total
 
100.00%