Blueflag iris (Iris versicolor) Narrowleaf water plantain (Alisma gramineum Green bulrush (Scirpus atrovirens) Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) Hop Sedge (Carex lacustris) Blue vervain (Verbena hastata)

2008 Catalog
Seed &
Seed Mixes
Seed mixes are available for the 2008 growing season. Unless noted as commercial, seeds are collected from locations throughout Vermont. Pecentages are approximate and depend upon seed production and seed collection conditions. Custom seed mixes can be prepared according to project specifications. Custum seed mixes may be comprised of entirely commercially derived species. Call for availability, orders must be placed by phone (802-948-2553)


Seeds
Detention Basin/Wet Meadow Seed Mix
Marsh, Swamp, and Bog Wetland Seed Mix
Seeds of native species were hand-collected in late summer/early fall 2007 in wetland habitats within the the Champlain Valley, Northern Green Mountains (north of Route 4), and Southern Green Mountains (south of Route 4) regions.
Minimum order per species is 1 ounce. Seeds are sold in unstratisfied condition. Stratification (cold, moist or wet storage for 4 to 16 weeks) is required for many species to germinate during the first growing season.
The detention basin/wet meadow seed mix is appropriate for Zones 3 and 4 in stormwater basins; wet meadows, and freqently inundated riparian habitats. Unless noted as commercial, seeds of native species were hand-collected in late summer/early fall 2007 in wetland habitats within the the Champlain Valley, Northern Green Mountains (north of Route 4), and Southern Green Mountains (south of Route 4) regions.
The application rate is 35 pounds per acre.
Please call for pricing and availability.

The marsh, swamp, and bog wetland seed mix is appropriate inundated wetlands with varying microtopography where the water depth ranges from 0 to 12 inches. Unless noted as commercial, seeds of native species were hand-collected in late summer/early fall 2007 in wetland habitats within the the Champlain Valley, Northern Green Mountains (north of Route 4), and Southern Green Mountains (south of Route 4) regions.
The application rate is 18 pounds per acre.
Please call for pricing and availability.


Seeds
 
Detention Basin/Wet Meadow Seed Mix
Common Name Taxonomic Name
Wetland Status
Price /
Ounce
Common Name Taxonomic Name
Wetland Status
% by Weight
Sweetflag Acorus americanus
OBL
$4.00
  Switchgrass* Panicum virgatum
FAC
20%
Water plantain Alisma subcordatum
OBL
$8.00
  Virginia Wild Rye* Elymus virginicus
FACW-
15%
Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata
OBL
$20.00
  Red fescue* Festuca rubra
FAC
15%
Nodding beggartick Bidens cernua
OBL
$12.00
  Fox sedge Carex vulpinoidea
OBL
15%
Devil's beggartick Bidens frondosa
FACW
$12.00
  Wool Grass Scirpus cyperinus
FACW-
8%
Bluejoint Calamagrostis canadensis
FACW+
$22.00
  Green Bulrush Scirpus atrovirens
FACW+
8%
Long-haired sedge Carex comosa
OBL
$6.50
  Nodding Bur-marigold Bidens cernua
OBL
4%
Fringed sedge Carex crinita
OBL
$6.50
  Devil's beggartick Bidens frondosa
FACW
4%
Hairy (Lake) sedge Carex lacustris
OBL
$35.00
  Joe-Pye Weed Eupatorium maculatum
FACW
3%
Hop sedge Carex lupulina
OBL
$6.50
  Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum
FACW+
3%
Shallow sedge Carex lurida
OBL
$8.00
  Soft Rush Juncus effusus
OBL
1%
Broom sedge Carex scoparia
FACW
$10.00
  Flat-top Goldenrod Euthamia graminifolia
FAC
1%
Blunt broom sedge Carex tribuloides
FACW+
$17.00
  Sensitive Fern* Onoclea sensibilis
OBL
1%
Fox sedge Carex vulpinoidea
OBL
$7.50
  New England Aster Aster nova-angliae
FACW-
1%
White turtlehead Chelone glabra
OBL
$60.00
  Blue Vervain Verbena hastata
FACW+
1%
Purpleleaf willowherb Epilobium coloratum
OBL
$30.00
  * denotes commercial source    
Spotted joe-pye weed Eupatorium maculatus
FACW
$10.00
         
Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum
FACW+
$10.00
 
Marsh, Swamp, and Bog Wetland Seed Mix
Flat-top goldenrod Euthamia graminifolia
FAC
$20.00
  American bur-reed Sparganium americanum
OBL
20%
Rattlesnake mannagrass Glyceria canadensis
OBL
$7.50
  Broadfruit bur-reed Sparganium eurycarpum
OBL
10%
Fowl mannagrass Glyceria striata
OBL
$7.50
  Wildrice Zizania palustris
OBL
10%
Harlequin blueflag Iris versicolor
OBL
$12.50
  Pickerelweed Pontederia cordata
OBL
10%
Common (soft) rush Juncus effusus
OBL
$10.00
  Softstem bulrush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
OBL
10%
Rice cutgrass Leersia oryzoides
OBL
$8.75
  Shallow sedge Carex lurida
OBL
10%
Fringed loosestrife Lysimachia ciliatia
FACW
$80.00
  Bluejoint Calamagrostis canadensis
FACW+
5%
Pickerelweed Pontederia cordata
OBL
$6.00
  Broadleaf arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia
OBL
5%
Broadleaf arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia
OBL
$11.00
  Fox sedge Carex vulpinoidea
OBL
5%
Softstem bulrush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
OBL
$11.00
  Fringed sedge Carex crinita
OBL
5%
Green bulrush Scirpus atrovirens
FACW+
$4.50
  Long-haired sedge Carex comosa
OBL
5%
Woolgrass Scirpus cyperinus
FACW-
$8.00
  Water plantain Alisma subcordatum
OBL
2%
American bur-reed Sparganium americanum
OBL
$7.00
  Fowl mannagrass Glyceria striata
OBL
1%
Broadfruit bur-reed Sparganium eurycarpum
OBL
$10.00
  Rattlesnake mannagrass Glyceria canadensis
OBL
1%
New England aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
FACW-
$12.50
  White turtlehead Chelone glabra
OBL
1%
Narrow-leaved cattail Typha angustifolia
OBL
$3.50
         
Broad-leaved cattail Typha latifolia
OBL
$3.50
         
Blue vervain Verbena hastata
FACW+
$4.25
         
Wildrice Zizania palustris
OBL
$1.00
         

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