Solar Field Basics (Native and Naturalized Seed Mix – Poorly Drained Ground)
Designed for any scale solar field with a blend of native and naturalized grasses and flowering species. This mix is heavy on grasses to facilitate weed management and control erosion. Consider adding our Solar Field Pollinator Enhancement Mix to areas receiving full or part day sun to make your solar field do double duty as a pollinator and honeybee yard.
Type: Mix - Seed
Description
Solar Field Basics
Native and Naturalized Seed Mix – Poorly Drained Ground
% seed psf | Botanical Name | Common Name |
21.60% | Lolium multiflorum | Annual rye |
2.85% | Carex annectens | Yellow-fruited sedge |
1.08% | Carex bebbii | Bebb’s sedge |
2.66% | Carex scoparia | Broom sedge |
12.69% | Carex vulpinoidea | Fox sedge, Brown fox sedge |
4.26% | Elymus virginicus | Virginia wild rye |
30.45% | Juncus dudleyi | Dudley’s rush |
4.88% | Phleum pratense | Timothy |
2.18% | Trifolium pratense | Red clover |
1.90% | Annuals for sun | Annual flower |
0.09% | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Partridge pea |
9.52% | Lythrum alatum | Winged loosestrife |
5.84% | Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed Susan |
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Designed for any scale solar field with a blend of native and naturalized grasses and flowering species. This mix is heavy on grasses to facilitate weed management and control erosion. Consider adding our Solar Field Pollinator Enhancement Mix to areas receiving full or part-day sun to make your solar field do double duty as a pollinator and honeybee yard.
Mix may vary due to availability; substitutions will be made based on ecological function.
Prices vary based on genotypic (origin) requirements.
Species may be adjusted for regional appropriateness.
More Details
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Common Name
Special Use -
Region
Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, Great Plains, Mid Atlantic -
Height
1'-3' -
Bloom Period
Early-Middle-Late -
Habitat
Savanna, Mesic, Wet -
Shade Tolerant
Yes -
Pollinators
Yes -
Do they attact Birds or Butterflies
Yes -
Appropriate for Rain Garden, Swale and Basin
Yes -
Salt Tolerant
Yes -
Walnut Tree Compatible
Yes -
Appropriate for Erosion Control
Yes