Shooting Star Dodecatheon meadia Horse Mint Monarda punctata Foxglove Beard Tongue Penstemon digitalis <strong>Pizzo</strong>’s Savanna Seed Mix is designed for areas with scattered native trees (typically 5-7 trees/acre) that provide light - part shade and have soils that remain mesic - dry for most of the growing season. This mix will help establish a historic native ground plane when re-creating the picturesque open tree native savannas that were so heavily sought after by the pioneers as they made their way west. Over 47% of this mix is composed of wildfl owers that will provide an array of blooms from April through October. This is a short - medium height prairie with over 71% of seeds typically averaging 3.0’ high or less at maturity. <strong>Pizzo</strong> highly recommends that this seed mix be supplemented with the recommended plug list provided below to add diversity, color, and resilience to the long-term health of your savanna, especially in order to establish many of the spring ephemeral wildfl owers historically associated with the savanna ecosystem.
MIXSTATISTICS BaseMixWithoutSupplimentalPlugs AverageMixHeight MedianMixHeight MixHeightMode(#ofOccurancesinMix) NumberofNativeSpeciesinMix Lbs/AcreofNativeSeed PropegulesperSquareFoot NativeFQI NativeMeanCValue NativeMeanWValue NationalWetlandCategory SAVANNA <strong>SEED</strong> MIX 3.12' 3.00' 3.0'(14),2.0'(9),4.0'(4),5.0(3),3.5'(3), 6.0'(2),2.5'(2),1.5'(2) 39 22.33 110.62 33.5 5.4 3.6 FaculativeUpland()Occasionallyoccursinwetlands,butusuallyoccurinnonwetlands(estimated1%33%probability).The""signdenotesthatthismixgenerallyhasalesserestimatedprobabilityof occurringin Grasses,Sedges,&Rushes(Monocots) ACRONYM SCIENTIFICNAME COMMONNAME CValue WValue WETNESS HEIGHT MinMax(Typical) COLOR BLOOMTIME A M J J A S O <strong>SEED</strong>S/OZ OZ/ACRE LBS/ACRE %OFMIX byWeight bySeedCount ANDSCO Andropogonscoparius LITTLEBLUESTEMGRASS 5 4 FACU 23'(3') N/A 15,000 128.0000 8.00 35.83% 39.85% ELYCAN Elymuscanadensis CANADAWILDRYE 4 1 FAC 25'(3.5') N/A 5,200 64.0000 4.00 17.91% 6.91% ELYVIR Elymusvirginicus VIRGINIAWILDRYE 4 2 FACW35'(4') N/A 4,200 32.0000 2.00 8.96% 2.79% HYSPAT Hystrixpatula BOTTLEBRUSHGRASS 5 5 UPL 25'(3.5') N/A 7,600 16.0000 1.00 4.48% 2.52% MonocotSubtotals 15.00 67.18% 52.07% Flowers&OtherBroadleaves(Dicots) ACRONYM SCIENTIFICNAME COMMONNAME CValue WValue WETNESS HEIGHT MinMax(Typical) COLOR BLOOMTIME A M J J A S O <strong>SEED</strong>S/OZ OZ/ACRE LBS/ACRE %OFMIX byWeight bySeedCount ALLCAN Alliumcanadense WILDGARLIC 2 3 FACU 12'(1.5') Pink 560 16.0000 1.00 4.48% 0.19% ALLCER Alliumcernuum NODDINGWILDONION 7 1 [FAC] 12'(1.5') Pink 7,600 2.0000 0.13 0.56% 0.32% ANECYL Anemonecylindrica THIMBLEWEED 6 5 UPL 13'(2') White 26,000 1.0000 0.06 0.28% 0.54% AQUCAN Aquilegiacanadensis WILDCOLUMBINE 6 1 FAC 24'(3') Red 38,000 1.0000 0.06 0.28% 0.79% ASCTUB Asclepiastuberosa BUTTERFLYWEED 7 5 UPL 13.5'(2.5') Orange 4,300 4.0000 0.25 1.12% 0.36% ASTAZU Asterazureus SKYBLUEASTER 8 5 UPL 25'(3') Blue 80,000 2.0000 0.13 0.56% 3.32% ASTLAE Asterlaevis SMOOTHBLUEASTER 9 5 UPL 2.55'(4') Blue 55,000 0.2500 0.02 0.07% 0.29% ASTSAS Astersagittifolius ARROWLEAVEDASTER 5 5 UPL 24'(3') Blue 135,000 0.5000 0.03 0.14% 1.40% ASTSHO Astershortii SHORT'SASTER 8 5 UPL 24'(3') Blue 60,000 1.0000 0.06 0.28% 1.25% CACATR Cacaliaatriplicifolia PALEINDIANPLANTAIN 8 5 UPL 48'(6') White 6,000 1.0000 0.06 0.28% 0.12% CORPAL Coreopsispalmata PRAIRIECOREOPSIS 6 5 UPL 12.5'(2') Yellow 10,000 2.0000 0.13 0.56% 0.42% DESGLU Desmodiumglutinosum POINTEDTICKTREFOIL 5 5 UPL 13'(2') Pink 840 8.0000 0.50 2.24% 0.14% ECHPUR Echinaceapurpurea PURPLECONEFLOWER 3 5 UPL 25'(4') Purple 6,600 6.0000 0.38 1.68% 0.82% EUPCOR Euphorbiacorollata FLOWERINGSPURGE 2 5 UPL 14'(3') White 8,000 1.2500 0.08 0.35% 0.21% GERMAC Geraniummaculatum WILDGERANIUM 4 5 [UPL] 13'(2') Purple 5,000 2.0000 0.13 0.56% 0.21% HELDIV Helianthusdivaricatus WOODLANDSUNFLOWER 5 5 UPL 47'(6') Yellow 5,000 2.0000 0.13 0.56% 0.21% HELSTR Helianthusstrumosus PALELEAVEDSUNFLOWER 5 5 UPL 24'(3') Yellow 4,200 2.2500 0.14 0.63% 0.20% LESCAP Lespedezacapitata ROUNDHEADEDBUSHCLOVER 4 3 FACU 24'(3') Green 8,000 1.2500 0.08 0.35% 0.21% LIAASP Liatrisaspera ROUGHBLAZINGSTAR 6 5 UPL 2.55'(3') Purple 16,000 2.0000 0.13 0.56% 0.66% MONFIS Monardafistulosa WILDBERGAMOT 4 3 FACU 35'(4') Purple 70,000 2.0000 0.13 0.56% 2.91% MONPUN Monardapunctata HORSEMINT 5 5 UPL 13'(2') Purple 90,000 1.0000 0.06 0.28% 1.87% PENDIG Penstemondigitalis FOXGLOVEBEARDTONGUE 4 1 FAC 2.55'(3.5') White 130,000 1.5000 0.09 0.42% 4.05% RATPIN Ratibidapinnata YELLOWCONEFLOWER 4 5 UPL 36'(5') Yellow 30,000 6.0000 0.38 1.68% 3.74% RUDSUB Rudbeckiasubtomentosa SWEETBLACKEYEDSUSAN 9 2 FACU+ 36'(5') Yellow 43,000 2.0000 0.13 0.56% 1.78% SILSTE Silenestellata STARRYCAMPION 6 5 UPL 24'(3') White 30,000 1.5000 0.09 0.42% 0.93% SMIRAC Smilacinaracemosa FEATHERYFALSESOLOMON'SSEAL 3 3 FACU 13'(2') White 400 16.0000 1.00 4.48% 0.13% SMISTE Smilacinastellata STARRYFALSESOLOMON'SSEAL 5 1 FAC 13'(2') White 400 16.0000 1.00 4.48% 0.13% SOLCAE Solidagocaesia BLUESTEMMEDGOLDENROD 7 3 FACU 13'(2') Yellow 545,000 1.2500 0.08 0.35% 14.14% SOLJUN Solidagojuncea EARLYGOLDENROD 5 5 UPL 24'(3') Yellow 290,000 0.2500 0.02 0.07% 1.50% SOLSPE Solidagospeciosa SHOWYGOLDENROD 7 5 UPL 36'(5') Yellow 95,000 1.0000 0.06 0.28% 1.97% SOLULM Solidagoulmifolia ELMLEAVEDGOLDENROD 5 5 UPL 13'(2.5') Yellow 130,000 0.2500 0.02 0.07% 0.67% THADIO Thalictrumdioicum EARLYMEADOWRUE 7 2 FACU+ 13'(2') Green 7,300 4.0000 0.25 1.12% 0.61% TRAOHI Tradescantia Tradescantiaohiensis ohiensis COMMON COMMONSPIDERWORT SPIDERWORT 2 2 FACU+ 24' 2 4 (3 (3') ) Blue 8,000 3.0000 0.19 0.84% 0.50% ZIZAUR Ziziaaurea GOLDENALEXANDERS 7 1 FAC+ 24'(3') Yellow 11,000 6.0000 0.38 1.68% 1.37% DicotSubtotals 7.33 32.82% 47.93% BASEMIXTOTALS 22.33 100.00% 100.00% RecommendedPlugSpeciestoSupplimentSavannaSeedMix ACRONYM SCIENTIFICNAME COMMONNAME CValue WValue WETNESS HEIGHT MinMax(Typical) COLOR BLOOMTIME A M J J A S O PLUGS/FLAT FLATS/ ACRE PLUGS/ ACRE PLUGS/ SF %OFMIX bySeedCount ANEVIR Anemonevirginiana TALLANEMONE(2,3) 5 5 UPL 24'(3') White 38 20.0 760.00 0.02 0.02% ASTLIN Asterlinariifolius FLAXLEAVEDASTER(2,3,5) 10 5 UPL 12'(1') Purple 38 20.0 760.00 0.02 0.02% CXBLAN Carexblanda COMMONWOODSEDGE(5) 1 0 FAC 23'(2.5') N/A 38 43.0 1,634.00 0.04 0.03% CXPENS Carexpensylvanica COMMONOAKSEDGE(1,2,5) 5 5 UPL 612"(8") N/A 38 86.0 3,268.00 0.08 0.07% CXROSE Carexrosea CURLYSTYLEDWOODSEDGE(2) 4 5 UPL 12'(1') N/A 38 43.0 1,634.00 0.04 0.03% CEAAME Ceanothusamericanus NEWJERSEYTEA(1,3) 6 5 UPL 13'(2') White 38 10.0 380.00 0.01 0.01% DODMEA Dodecatheonmeadia SHOOTINGSTAR(1,2) 6 3 FACU 12'(1.5') Pink 38 86.0 3,268.00 0.08 0.07% ERYALB Erythroniumalbidum WHITETROUTLILY(5) 5 5 UPL 48"(6") White 38 86.0 3,268.00 0.08 0.07% GENAND Gentianaandrewsii BOTTLEGENTIAN(1,2,4) 8 3 FACW 13'(2') Blue 38 20.0 760.00 0.02 0.02% HEURIC Heucherarichardsonii PRAIRIEALUMROOT(1,2) 8 1 FAC 13'(2') Green 38 15.0 570.00 0.01 0.01% PENPAL Penstemonpallidus PALEBEARDTONGUE(5) 6 5 UPL 12'(1') Cream 38 20.0 760.00 0.02 0.02% PHLDIV Phloxdivaricata WOODLANDPHLOX(1,2,5) 5 3 FACU 12'(1') Blue 38 86.0 3,268.00 0.08 0.07% PHLPIP Phloxpilosa SANDPRAIRIEPHLOX(2) 7 1 FAC 13'(2') Pink 38 86.0 3,268.00 0.08 0.07% POLREP Polemoniumreptans JACOB'SLADDER(2,3) 5 0 FAC 12'(1') Blue 38 86.0 3,268.00 0.08 0.07% POLCAL Polygonatumcanaliculatum SMOOTHSOLOMON'SSEAL(3) 3 3 FACU 24'(3') Green 1 100.0 100.00 0.00 0.00% ROSCAR Rosacarolina PASTUREROSE(1,3) 5 4 FACU 13'(2') Pink 1 25.0 25.00 0.00 0.00% ROSSET Rosasetigera ILLINOISROSE(1,2,3,5) 7 2 FACU+ 58'(6') Pink 1 15.0 15.00 0.00 0.00% STISPA Stipaspartea PORCUPINEGRASS(1,3) 7 5 UPL 35'(4') N/A 38 43.0 1,634.00 0.04 0.03% TRIREC Trilliumrecurvatum REDTRILLIUM(5) 5 4 FACU 12'(1.5') Red 1 150.0 150.00 0.00 0.00% VIOPEL Violapedatalineariloba BIRD'SFOOTVIOLET(1,5) 9 5 UPL 26"(3") Purple 38 86.0 3,268.00 0.08 0.07% 1106.0 31,298.00 0.72 0.65% SUPPLIMENTEDMIXSTATISTICS BaseSeedMixIncludingSupplimentalPlugs NumberofNativeSpeciesinMix 58 Some species are not appropriate for inclusion into a seed mix, however they may be very desirable to have as part of the permanent plant matrix because of their ecological, NativeFQI 42.1 habitat, and/or aesthetic value. The plug species listed above are appropriate for supplementing this seed mix. Following are the common reasons for not including these NativeMeanCValue 5.5 species within the seed mix: 1-Does not germinate well from seed in the field, 2-Seed is very expensive, 3-Low number of seeds per ounce, 4-Requires specialized microclimate, NativeMeanWValue 3.4 5-Seed is not commercially available or is only available in small quantaties NationalWetlandCategory FaculativeUplandOccasionallyoccursinwetlands,butusuallyoccurinnonwetlands(estimated1%33%probability) Notes: 1.)<strong>Pizzo</strong>recommendsinstallingaMycorrhizalInocculantwiththeaboveseedmixat40lbs/acre 2.)Forspringplanting,<strong>Pizzo</strong>recommendsinstallingacovercropofSeedOats(Avenasativa )withtheaboveseedmixat40lbs/acre 3.)Forfallplanting,<strong>Pizzo</strong>recommendsinstallinacovercropofReGreen(aWinterWheatxWheatgrassSterileHybrid)withtheabovemixat50lbs/acre 4.)**AtnotimeshouldAnnualnor PerennialRye(Loliummultiflorum orperenne )beutilizedasacovercrop** www.pizzo.info <strong>Pizzo</strong> & <strong>Associates</strong>, <strong>Ltd</strong>. 815 • 495 • 2300 136 Railroad Street, Leland, IL 60531 • 16948 Schwark Road, Three Oaks, MI 49128 • 4087 Haven Street, St. Louis, MO 63116
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