Native Grass Seed |
Some native grasses can be slow to germinate preferring to wait until the conditions are right before germinating while other are quick to germinate and grow. When seeding out a grass mix you might find the different varieties of grass germinate at different times. Most grasses are cool season crops, for best results sow grasses in the early spring or in late summer when the temperatures are cooler. Wild About Flowers does not collect native grass seed but brings it in from sources within western Canada. |
Tickle Grass - Agrostis scabra |
| This is a fine textured tufted grass with airy upright seed heads. It grows on moist to well drained open or shade sites to an approximate height of 24-50" depending on the conditions. |
| Blue Grama Grass - Bouteloua gracilis |
| With grey-green foliage with narrow blades and attractive purple/blue brush like seed heads this is a great specimen grass. This is a clumping grass that will grow from 8-20" tall, likes sun and drier soil conditions. |
| Tufted Hairgrass - Deschampsia cespitosa |
| Open airy seed clusters hang from the tall stems of this dense, clump forming native grass. This is a great selection for moist to wet sunny sites, it can grow quite tall under shadier conditions and ranges in height from 1 to 4'. |
| Slender Wheat Grass - Elymus trachycaulus |
This native grass is very versatile, tolerating a wide variety of conditions from moist to well drained and sun to part shade. It's is quick to establish on disturbed sites, grows from 20" to 4' tall and is a bunching grass. As its name suggests it is a slender grass with large spike like seed heads. |
| Rocky Mountain - Festuca saximontana |
| This is a drought tolerant native grass that grows happily in dry to well drained soils and will tolerate some shade. It grows 4-24" tall and is clump forming with an attractive jade foliage color that turns to various shades of red in the fall. |
| Sweet Grass - Hierochloe odorata* |
This native plant gets its name from the delicious scent it gives off which is especially pungent during the heat of a summers day. It grow 1-2' tall in moist or dry conditions and prefers the sun. It is a sod forming grass that can be quite aggressive so plant where it has room to grow or keep it contained in a pot where it is easily over-wintered. |
| June Grass - Koeleria macrantha |
| This is a grayish green bunching native grass with fabulous airy seed heads on upright stems; a great specimen grass. It grows 8 to 24" tall, will grow in a variety of soil conditions and tolerates some shade. |
| Alpine Blue Grass - Poa alpina |
| This is a low growing, tufted grass that can form small mats. It tolerates a variety of soil conditions from moist to dry but like full sun. It is a compact grass with attractive open seed heads and would make a great specimen grass. |
| Needle and Thread Grass - Stipa comata |
| This is a densely tufted bunching grass with unusual seed heads with a resemblance to. . . you guessed it, a needle and thread. It grow 1-2.5' tall, likes it on the dry side tolerating poor soils and rocky ground. |
| Western Porcupine - Stipa curtiseta |
This native grass is growing on moist prairie or in open aspen groves. It grows to around 3', is a bunching grass and has large spike-like seed heads. |
* Available only as potted stock for pick-up customers. |
