Emergent Wetland Native Seed Mix
Emergent Wetland Native Seed Mix
Pure Live Seed
Pure Live Seed
Seed is provided in Pure Live Seed (PLS) unless otherwise stated.
Pure Live Seed (PLS) refers to the percentage of a seed lot that consists of the desired species and is viable (capable of germination).
Here's why PLS is crucial for native seeds:
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Accurate Planting:
- PLS helps determine the actual number of viable seeds in a given weight or volume of seed.
- This ensures you plant the correct amount of seed to achieve the desired density and success rate.
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Cost-Effectiveness:
- By knowing the PLS, you can avoid overspending on seed that may not germinate.
- This is especially important for native seeds, which can be more expensive than some cultivated varieties.
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Weed Control:
- PLS helps minimize the presence of weed seeds within the seed lot.
- This reduces competition for resources and ensures the successful establishment of the desired native plants.
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Ecological Restoration:
- Using high-quality native seeds with a high PLS is essential for successful ecological restoration projects.
- It helps to re-establish diverse and resilient plant communities that support local wildlife.
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The Emergent Wetland Mix is designed to be planted along the edge of standing water and where standing water remains most of the year, but can occasionally be a mudflat. The mix is specifically designed to contain balanced amounts of species that will thrive in the emergent zone as well as saturated soils. Species may begin to populate in up to 6 inches of water once they are established. Emergent wetlands are typically not as diverse as other community types, but the plants that do grow there need to thrive. This mix is the perfect balance of just enough diversity and ecologist selected species and amounts to thrive in tough wet conditions.
Plus this mix attracts shorebirds, pollinators, such as butterflies including the monarch, hummingbirds, and many more wildlife species.
This mix is designed to contain 68% sedge, grass, and rush species and 32% forb species by seed count to thrive in wetland soils!
*This seed mix includes 27 species including 4 native grasses, 11 sedge and rush species, and 12 native flowers.
Use this as your base and add diversity by supplementing with plants.
- Apply for a wholesale account to receive your wholesale discount.
- Please Specify Any Mixing Instructions Upon Order
- Requires Cold Moist Stratification
- Full Sun To Part Sun
- Wet to Dry-Mesic Soils
- Don't forget the cover crop.
*Provided as Pure Live Seed
*All mixes may vary in % composition and species composition based upon availability.
All seed sales are final and can not be returned because they are custom mixed at the time of purchase.
Seed
Shipping & Care
Shipping & Care
Seed ships all year and typically ships within a week of an order being placed.
We have attempted to put together some basic information regarding native seed installation, establishment, and maintenance. We hope you find it helpful. If you need further assistance on native seed establishment, please schedule a free consolation call here.
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Emergent Wetland Native Seed Mix Specifications
Seeding Rate: 5.73 lb/acre (140.6 seeds/square foot)
| Common Name | Scientific Name | % of Mix | Seeds/ft2 | Total | ||
| Grasses | ||||||
| Bluejoint Grass | Calamagrostis canadensis | 0.55% | 3.2 | 0.031 | PLS lb | |
| Virginia Wild Rye | Elymus virginicus | 43.64% | 3.9 | 2.500 | PLS lb | |
| Fowl Manna Grass | Glyceria striata | 2.18% | 7.3 | 0.125 | PLS lb | |
| Rice Cut Grass | Leersia oryzoides | 3.27% | 2.3 | 0.188 | PLS lb | |
| Sedges & Rushes | ||||||
| Bottlebrush Sedge | Carex comosa | 3.27% | 2.1 | 0.188 | PLS lb | |
| Porcupine Sedge | Carex hystericina | 3.27% | 2.1 | 0.188 | PLS lb | |
| Pointed-broom Sedge | Carex scoparia | 0.33% | 0.6 | 0.019 | PLS lb | |
| Brown Fox Sedge | Carex vulpinoidea | 3.27% | 6.9 | 0.188 | PLS lb | |
| Bald Spikerush | Eleocharis erythropoda | 0.35% | 0.6 | 0.020 | PLS lb | |
| Common Spikerush | Eleocharis palustris | 0.35% | 0.4 | 0.020 | PLS lb | |
| Common Rush | Juncus effusus | 1.09% | 23.0 | 0.063 | PLS lb | |
| Dark Green Bulrush | Scirpus atrovirens | 2.18% | 21.1 | 0.125 | PLS lb | |
| Woolgrass | Scirpus cyperinus | 0.55% | 19.5 | 0.031 | PLS lb | |
| River Bulrush | Bolboschoenus fluviatilis | 3.27% | 0.3 | 0.188 | PLS lb | |
| Softstem Bulrush | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | 3.27% | 2.1 | 0.188 | PLS lb | |
| Forbs | ||||||
| Sweet Flag | Acorus americanus | 3.27% | 0.5 | 0.188 | PLS lb | |
| Water Plantain | Alisma subcordatum | 3.27% | 4.1 | 0.188 | PLS lb | |
| Angelica | Angelica atropurpurea | 4.36% | 0.5 | 0.250 | PLS lb | |
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | 2.18% | 0.2 | 0.125 | PLS lb | |
| Joe Pye Weed | Eutrochium maculatum | 1.09% | 2.2 | 0.063 | PLS lb | |
| Boneset | Eupatorium perfoliatum | 1.09% | 3.7 | 0.063 | PLS lb | |
| Sneezeweed | Helenium autumnale | 1.75% | 4.8 | 0.100 | PLS lb | |
| Great Blue Lobelia | Lobelia siphilitica | 0.44% | 4.6 | 0.025 | PLS lb | |
| Monkey Flower | Mimulus ringens | 0.35% | 16.9 | 0.020 | PLS lb | |
| Common Arrowhead | Sagittaria latifolia | 1.09% | 1.4 | 0.063 | PLS lb | |
| Giant Bur Reed | Sparganium eurycarpum | 6.98% | 0.1 | 0.400 | PLS lb | |
| Blue Vervain | Verbena hastata | 3.27% | 6.4 | 0.188 | PLS lb | |
Substitutions may be necessary based on availability at the time of order.
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