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AWNED WHEATGRASS Agropyron subsecudum
Sun: Sun
Moisture: Medium to Moist
Height: 50 - 100 cm
Bloom Time: June - Cool Season Grass
Description: This clump grass provides early cover for later
warm season grasses like Big Bluestem and Indian Grass - The
main cool season grass in Tall Grass Prairie - Reseeds easily.
| Sizes & Prices |
| 5 packs
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$11.50 |
$132/ tray of 70 |
2 or more $123 |
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| 4.5" pots |
$6.75 |
10/$61 |
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| Seed |
5g $7.00 |
25g $19.00 |
100g $58.00 |
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BIG BLUESTEM Andropogon gerardii
Sun: Sun or Part Shade
Moisture: Medium to Very Moist
Height: 100 - 175 cm
Bloom Time: August - Warm Season Grass
Description: Tall, eyecatching grass with seedheads like a "Turkey
Foot" - Beautiful, rusty fall colour - THE grass of the Tall
Grass Prairie. Grows in almost any soil, from wet clay to dry
sand.
| Sizes & Prices |
| 5 packs
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$11.50 |
$132/ tray of 70 |
2 or more $123 |
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| 4.5" pots |
$6.75 |
10/$61 |
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| 1 gal pots |
$9.50 |
10/$85 |
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| Seed |
5g $4.00 |
25g $9.00 |
100g $29.00 |
| (7,000 seeds/25g) |
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SIDE OATS GRAMA Bouteloua curtipendula
Sun: Sun
Moisture: Dry to Moist
Height: 50 - 75 cm
Bloom Time: July/August - Warm Season Grass
Description: Distinctive seedheads with tiny, bright orange
flowers and seeds on one side of the stalk - A beautiful, clump
grass to go with other low flowers and grasses.
You can have fun with your garden! How about planting a Garden
of Smiles?
| Sizes & Prices |
| 5 packs
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$11.50 |
$132/ tray of 70 |
2 or more $132 |
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| 4.5" pots |
$6.75 |
10/$61 |
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| Seed* |
5g $3.50 |
25g $8.00 |
100g $27.00 |
| (5,200 seeds/25g) |
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BLUE GRAMA Bouteloua gracilis
Sun: Sun
Moisture: Dry to Medium
Height: 20 - 50 cm
Bloom Time: July/August - Warm Season Grass
Description: Drought tolerant, clump grass - Seedheads look
like little toothbrushes hanging in the air - Best is sandy
soil - Not for clay - Good with June grass and other low flowers.
| Sizes & Prices |
| 5 packs
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$11.50 |
$132/ tray of 70 |
2 or more $123 |
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| 4.5" pots |
$6.75 |
10/$61 |
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BUFFALO GRASS Buchloe dactyloides
Sun: Sun
Moisture: Dry to Moist
Height: 5 - 10 cm
Bloom Time: July/August - Warm Season Grass
Description: Unusual grass that spreads by runners like strawberries
- Very rare in Manitoba - Grey-green leaves - Great for native
lawn in dry areas.
(Ask about availability.)
| Sizes & Prices |
| 4.5" pots |
$6.75 |
10/$61 |
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BEBB'S SEDGE Carex bebbii
Sun: Sun
Moisture: Moist - Wet
Height: 30 - 45 cm
Bloom Time: June - Cool Season Grass
Description: A great groundcover for wet meadows - Attractive
grass-like clumps - Good for shoreline erosion control - Produces
lots of seed for wildlife. Reseeds easily.
| Sizes & Prices |
| 5 packs
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$11.50 |
$132/ tray of 70 |
2 or more $123 |
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| 4.5" pots |
$6.75 |
10/$61 |
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MARSH REED GRASS Calamogrostis canadensis
Sun: Sun
Moisture: Moist - Wet
Height: 90 - 150 cm
Bloom Time: June - Cool Season Grass
Description: For shorelines and wet meadows - Attractive grass
spreads by roots and is great for erosion control - Also called
Canada Bluejoint - Shelter for birds. Reseeds easily.
| Sizes & Prices |
| 5 packs
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$11.50 |
$132/ tray of 70 |
2 or more $123 |
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| 4.5" pots |
$6.75 |
10/$61 |
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TUFTED HAIRGRASS Deschampsia caespitosa
Sun: Sun or Part Shade
Moisture: Medium to Wet
Height: 60 - 120 cm
Bloom Time: June - Cool Season Grass
Description: Clumps of rich green foliage in spring are followed
by graceful, fine textured panicles of seed - Reseeds easily.
| Sizes & Prices |
| 5 packs
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$11.50 |
$132/ tray of 70 |
2 or more $123 |
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| 4.5" pots |
$6.75 |
10/$61 |
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| Seed |
5g $3.50 |
25g $9.00 |
100g $29.00 |
| (435,000 seeds/25g) |
Seed not available in 2016. |
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CANADA WILD RYE Elymus canadensis
Sun: Sun or Part Shade
Moisture: Dry to Moist
Height: 100 - 150 cm
Bloom Time: June - Cool Season Grass
Description: Fast growing, clump grass - Attractive, curving
seedheads - Wide blue-green leaves - Lives 4 or 5 years - Reseeds
very easily on bare soil.
| Sizes & Prices |
| 5 packs
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$11.50 |
$132/ tray of 70 |
2 or more $123 |
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| 4.5" pots |
$6.75 |
10/$61 |
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| Seed |
5g $5.00 |
25g $13.00 |
100g $40.00 |
| (3,500 seeds/25g) |
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GIANT WILD RYE Elymus cinereus
Sun: Sun or Shade
Moisture: Medium to Moist
Height: 90 - 120 cm
Bloom Time: June - Cool Season Grass
Description: This clump grass lives 5 - 6 years - Reseeds easily
on bare soil - Seedheads are eyecatching, erect white spikes
10-25 cm long.
| Sizes & Prices |
| 5 packs
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$11.50 |
$132/ tray of 70 |
2 or more $123 |
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| 4.5" pots |
$6.75 |
10/$61 |
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| Seed |
5g $7.00 |
25g $16.00 |
100g $53.00 |
| (2,500 seeds/25g) |
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SHEEP FESCUE Festuca ovina saximontana
Sun: Sun
Moisture: Dry to Medium
Height: 15 - 30 cm
Bloom Time: June - Cool Season Grass
Description: Mixes well with Grama grasses and Little Bluestem
for early season cover - Drought tolerant, clump grass - Seedheads
have a reddish tinge in late June. Reseeds.
| Sizes & Prices |
| 5 packs
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$11.50 |
$132/ tray of 70 |
2 or more $123 |
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| 4.5" pots |
$6.75 |
10/$61 |
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Seed
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5g $4.00 |
25g $11.00 |
100g $34.00 |
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SWEETGRASS Hierochloe odorata
Sun: Sun
Moisture: Moist - Wet
Height: 30 - 60 cm
Bloom Time: June - Cool Season Grass
Description: A sacred herb (Weengush) that is widely used by
many First Nations people. The sweet smelling braids are burned
as an incense in Sweetgrass Ceremonies for cleansing, purification
& healing. Ceremonial smudging brings positive energies
of love & removes negative forces. It cleanses the body,
mind and spirit. Sweetgrass is also used for medicinal tea.
It is native to North America & northern Europe. It gets
its distinctive scent from Coumarin, an anticoagulant. Spreads
rapidly by the roots in moist to wet areas.
| Sizes & Prices |
| 5 packs
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$11.50 |
$132/ tray of 70 |
2 or more $123 |
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| 4.5" pots |
$6.75 |
10 $61 |
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| Seed |
Not Available |
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JUNE GRASS Koeleria macrantha
Sun: Sun
Moisture: Dry to Medium
Height: 15 - 40 cm
Bloom Time: June - Cool Season Grass
Description: Showy, white seedheads in June - Drought tolerant
- This clump grass is best with wildflowers and grasses in sandy
to loam soil - Short lived in clay - Reseeds.
| Sizes & Prices |
| 5 packs
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$11.50 |
$132/ tray of 70 |
2 or more $123 |
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| 4.5" pots |
$6.75 |
10/$61 |
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Seed
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5g $7.00 |
25g $23.00 |
100g $74.00 |
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| Seed not available
in 2016. |
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SWITCH GRASS Panicum virgatum
Sun: Sun
Moisture: Dry to Moist
Height: 80 - 120 cm
Bloom Time: August - Warm Season Grass
Description: Looks great in masses with lacey seedheads blowing
in the breeze - Host for Skippers - seed for birds – Golden
foliage in fall. Grows in any soil from sand to wet clay.
| Sizes & Prices |
| 5 packs
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$11.50 |
$132/ tray of 70 |
2 or more $123 |
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| 4.5" pots |
$6.75 |
10/$61 |
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Seed
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5g $7.00 |
25g $22.00 |
100g $72.00 |
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seeds/25g) |
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PURPLE OAT GRASS Schizachne purpurascens
Sun: Part Shade or Shade
Moisture: Dry to Moist
Height: 50 - 100 cm
Bloom Time: June - Cool Season Grass
Description: A handsome, clump grass with attractive drooping
seedheads - Host for Northern Pearly Eye butterfly - Reseeds.
| Sizes & Prices |
| 5 packs
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$11.50 |
$132/ tray of 70 |
2 or more $123 |
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| 4.5" pots |
$6.75 |
10/$61 |
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LITTLE BLUESTEM Schizachyrium scoparium
Sun: Sun
Moisture: Dry to Moist
Height: 30 - 70 cm
Bloom Time: August - Warm Season Grass
Description: Excellent, medium height grass for landscaping
- At peak in August/September with fluffy white seeds and orange-red
foliage - Host for Skippers.
| Sizes & Prices |
| 5 packs
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$11.50 |
$132/ tray of 70 |
2 or more $123 |
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| 4.5" pots |
$6.75 |
10/$61 |
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Seed
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5g $7.00 |
25g $16.00 |
100g $50.00 |
| (7,500 seeds/25g) |
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INDIAN GRASS Sorghastrum nutans
Sun: Sun
Moisture: Dry to Moist
Height: 100 - 150 cm
Bloom Time: August - Warm Season Grass
Description: Silky, golden seedheads with bronze coloured leaves
in fall - Excellent as an accent or in prairies - Host for Skippers
- Fresh and dry bouquets. Grows in any well drained soil from
sand to clay.
| Sizes & Prices |
| 5 packs
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$11.50 |
$132/ tray of 70 |
2 or more $123 |
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| 4.5" pots |
$6.75 |
10/$61 |
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| Seed |
5g $3.50 |
25g $6.00 |
100g $19.00 |
| (7,400 seeds/25g) |
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PRAIRIE DROPSEED Sporobolus heterolepsis
Sun: Sun
Moisture: Dry to Moist
Height: 30 - 70 cm
Bloom Time: August - Warm Season Grass
Description: Elegant, ornamental grass with fragrant, silvery
seedheads - Fine textured leaves turn golden orange in fall
- Seed for birds. Grows in any soil from sand to clay.
| Sizes & Prices |
| 5 packs
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$11.50 |
$132/ tray of 70 |
2 or more $123 |
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| 4.5" pots |
$6.75 |
10/$61 |
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Seed
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5g $4.00 |
25g $9.00 |
100g $28.00 |
| (12,500
seeds/25g) |
Seed not available in 2016. |
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GREEN NEEDLE GRASS Stipa
viridula
Sun: Sun
Moisture: Dry to Moist
Height: 50 - 100 cm
Bloom Time: June - Cool Season Grass
Description: Fine textured, clump grass with long feathery seedheads
- Does not tolerate wet or poorly drained soils.
| Sizes & Prices |
| 5 packs
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$11.50 |
$132/ tray of 70 |
2 or more $123 |
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| 4.5" pots |
$6.75 |
10/$61 |
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Seed
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5g $7.00 |
25g $24.00 |
100g $77.00 |
| (6,500 seeds/25g) |
Seed not available in 2016. |
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TALL MANNA GRASS Glyceria
grandis
Sun: Sun
Moisture: Moist - Wet
Height: 125 - 175 cm
Bloom Time: June - Cool Season Grass
Description: A showy panicle of seeds tops this tall grass.
It is great for moist to wet areas such as lakeshores, creeks,
ditches, marshes and edges of wetlands. Spreading roots are
good for erosion control.
| Sizes & Prices |
| 5 packs
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$11.50 |
$132/ tray of 70 |
2 or more $123 |
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| 4.5" pots |
$6.75 |
10/$61 |
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Seed
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5g $5.00 |
25g $12.00 |
100g $37.00 |
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