For dry-sandy barrens, dunes, & maritime edge habitats
Ideal Uses
- Coastal dune & maritime edges
- Sandplain-barrens restoration
- Pine-barrens buffers, ROWs, trail edges
- Low-input, mow-1–2×-year native groundcover
Ecological Benefits
- Improves pollinator forage in extremely low-fertility soils
- Provides stem and canopy structure for brood-rearing wildlife
- Supports drought-hardy, fire-adapted native plant communities
- Designed to resist invasive annual grass takeover through perennial cover
Composition
Target Seeding Rate: 4–6 PLS lbs/acre
Target Density: 20–30 seeds/ft²
Ratio: ~60% Forb / 40% Grass
Wildrye, Virginia (1.4), Bergamot, Wild (Prairie Beebalm) (0.45), Primrose, Common Evening (0.65), Smooth Panicgrass (0.4), Red Top Panicgrass (0.6), Bluestem, Little (VNS) (0.8), Aster, Frost (hairy white oldfield) (hairy) (0.35), Alexander, Golden (0.35). Created January 2026.
Installer Notes
Site Prep
- Kill cool-season weeds before seeding; avoid fertilization
- Scarify sand surfaces or drag-harrow lightly for seed-to-soil contact
Seeding Timing
- Best: Dormant-seed late fall (Nov–Dec)
- Alternative: Early spring before soil temps rise
Seeding Method
- Broadcast or drill
- Press-wheel/cultipack after seeding for soil contact
Management
- Mow weeds to 8–10" in year one
- Long-term: 1–2x/year mowing or periodic fire where allowed
