Native Seed Mixes

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Mellow Marsh Standard Mixes (contact us for a price quote):

MMF Pollinator Mix
Recommended application rate: 12 to 15 lbs. per acre (2.5 to 3 lbs/1000 sq ft)
Species	Common Name	Percent
Chamaecrista fasciculata	Partridge pea	10
Coreopsis lanceolata	Lance leaf tickseed	10
Achillea millefolium	Common yarrow	10
Bidens aristosa	Bidens	9
Gaillardia pulchella	Indian blanket	8
Elymus canadensis	Canada wild rye	6
Elymus virginicus	Virginia wild rye	6
Tripsacum dactyloides	Eastern gammagrass	6
Sorghastrum nutans	Indian grass	6
Rudbeckia hirta	Blackeyed susan	6
Schizachyrium scoparium	Little bluestem	4
Tridens flavus	Purple top	4
Echinacea purpurea	Cone flower	4
Senna hebecarpa	Wild senna	2
Helianthus angustifolius	Swamp sunflower	2
Helianthus maximilianii	Maximilian's sunflower	2
Monarda punctata	Spotted beebalm	2
Verbena hastata	Blue vervain	1
Asclepias tuberosa	Butterfly weed	1
Symphyotrichum (Aster) pilosum	Heather aster	1
		100

MMF Riparian Buffer Mix
Recommended application rate: 20-25 lbs. per acre
Species	Common Name	Percent
Elymus virginicus	Virginia wild rye	15
Panicum virgatum	Switchgrass	15
Agrostis stolonifera	Creeping bentgrass	10
Rudbeckia hirta	Black-eyed susan	10
Coreopsis lanceolata	Coreopsis	10
Panicum clandestinum	Deer tongue	10
Andropogon gerardii	Big bluestem	5
Juncus effusus	Soft rush	5
Echinochloa muricata	Awned barnyard grass	5
Schizachyrium scoparium	Little bluestem	5
Sorghastrum nutans	Indian grass	5
Tripsacum dactyloides	Gamma	5
		100

MMF Piedmont Shade Mix
Recommended application rate: 20-25 lbs. per acre
Species	Common Name	Percent
Elymus virginicus	Virginia wild rye	35
Andropogon gerardii	Big bluestem	18
Schizachyrium scoparium	Little bluestem	15
Chamaecrista fasciculata	Patridge pea	13
Carex vulpinoidea	Fox sedge	8
Desmodium canadense	Showy tick trefoil	5
Carex intumescens	Sedge	3
Bidens aristosa	Beggar ticks	3
		100

MMF Storm Water Pond Mix
Recommended application rate: 20-25 lbs. per acre
Species	Common Name	Percent
Agrostis stolonifera	Creeping bentgrass	28
Carex vulpinoidea	Fox sedge	23
Elymus virginicus	Virginia wild rye	28
Helenium autumnale	Sneezeweed	4
Iris versicolor	Blue flag	5
Desmodium canadense	Showy tick trefoil	4
Rudbeckia hirta	Black-eyed susan	4
Verbena hastata	Blue vervain	4
		100

MMF Stablization Mix
Recommended application rate: 20-25 lbs. per acre
Species	Common Name	Percent
Elymus virginicus	Virginia wild rye	15
Tripsacum dactyloides	Eastern gammagrass	13
Panicum virgatum	Switchgrass	12
Agrostis scabra	Rough bentgrass	12
Carex vulpinoidea	Fox sedge	10
Tridens flavus	Purple top	10
Schizachyrium scoparium	Little bluestem	8
Coreopsis lanceolata	Lance leaf tickseed	5
Sorghastrum nutans	Indian grass	5
Elymus hystrix	Bottlebrush grass	5
Festuca ovina var. duriuscala	Hard fescue	4
Rudbeckia hirta	Blackeyed susan	1
		100

MMF Salt Tolerant Mix
Recommended application rate: 20-25 lbs. per acre
Species	Common Name	Percent	Salt Tolerance
Andropogon gerardii	Big bluestem	8	moderate
Juncus effusus	Soft rush	7	low
Panicum dichotomiflorum	Smooth panic grass	32	moderate
Schoenoplectus pungens	Common threesquare	5	moderate
Typha angustifolia	Narrow leaf cattail	10	moderate
Polygonum sagittatum	Arrow leaved tear thumb	8	moderate
Panicum virgatum	Switchgrass	30	moderate
		100

MMF Wetland Seed Mix
Recommended application rate: 20-25 lbs. per acre
Species	Common Name	Percent
Elymus riparius	Riverbank wild rye	20
Agrostis stolonifera	Creeping bentgrass	15
Carex vulpinoidea	Fox sedge	12
Panicum virgatum	Switchgrass	15
Poa palustris	Fowl bluegrass	15
Dichanthelium clandestinum	Deer tongue	8
Bidens aristosa	Bidens	7
Juncus effusus, NC Ecotype	Soft rush	4
Sagittaria latifolia	Duck potato	2
Saururus cernuus	Lizards tail	2
		100

MMF Pollinator Mix