Native Plants & Seeds for
Prairies, Woodlands & Wetlands

Grasses

Native grasses form the foundation of the North American Prairie. Though there are many more species of prairie wildflowers, the plant community as a whole is dominated by a few robust and adaptive native grasses.  These covered the greater part of the once vast Midwestern grassland.

2010 Plant Shipping Schedule:  Spring Plant Shipping Begins April 19. Last Spring Order Date June 2.  Fall Plant Shipping Begins September 20. Last Fall Order Date October 15.

Seeds are shipped all year.

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Hierochloe odorata

Vanilla Sweet Grass Plant

Hierochloe odorata
This grass is considered sacred and used in Native American ceremonies; braided and burned as a 'smudge' to purify body and soul. The glossy leaves...
Hystrix patula

Bottlebrush Grass Plant

Hystrix patula
The exquisite seedheads actually resemble a bottlebrush. Perfect for planting under oaks and other deciduous trees that allow some light to penetrate...
Hystrix patula

Bottlebrush Grass Seed

Hystrix patula
The exquisite seedheads actually resemble a bottlebrush. Perfect for planting under oaks and other deciduous trees that allow some light to penetrate...
Koeleria macrantha

Junegrass Plant

Koeleria macrantha
This early flowering gem produces lustrous silver-green seedheads in early summer. Makes an excellent companion for shorter prairie flowers, such as...
Koeleria macrantha

Junegrass Seed

Koeleria macrantha
This early flowering gem produces lustrous silver-green seedheads in early summer. Makes an excellent companion for shorter prairie flowers, such as...
Lolium multiflorum

Annual Rye Nurse Crop Seed

Lolium multiflorum
Annual rye is a widely used nurse crop for prairie seedlings. It can be planted with your prairie seed in spring or fall plantings. It will reduce...
Panicum virgatum

Switchgrass Plant

Panicum virgatum
Excellent for Winter Wildlife Cover The best native grass for creating dense cover for wildlife habitat! Its stiff stems stand up over winter better...
Panicum virgatum

Switchgrass Seed

Panicum virgatum
Excellent for Winter Wildlife Cover The best native grass for creating dense cover for wildlife habitat! Its stiff stems stand up over winter better...
Schizachyrium scoparium

Little Bluestem Plant

Schizachyrium scoparium
Incomparable Fall Color! The blue-green foliage provides a great backdrop for prairie flowers in summer, and then turns a striking crimson in fall. A...
Schizachyrium scoparium

Little Bluestem Seed

Schizachyrium scoparium
Incomparable Fall Color! The blue-green foliage provides a great backdrop for prairie flowers in summer, and then turns a striking crimson in fall. A...

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