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The Prairie in Spring
The name comes from the smoke-like plumes of the seedheads.Primrose family. On the right is where the burned area meets this section, taken about ten days after the burn. The typically pea-like flowers are in clusters on long stalks that seem to be drooping...
California
El Segundo
The Plants and Trees of the Southern Prairie
They bloom in the years we have a lot of rain and, due to deep tap roots, they bloom in the years we have little rain, too. In the southern prairie there are fewMost of the trees that could be found in the wild southern prairie garden will be of small...
California
El Segundo
Wanted Prairie June Grass
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Want to purchase Prairie June Grass for planting in South Central Norht Dakota. Looking to plan this fall or possibly as late as next spring. Want to buy Prairie June Grass for planting in south central North Dakota.
United States
North Dakota
Rose Fountain Grass
Prices start at : 3.95 USD / each

Mounds of narrow, elegantly arching leaves grow to 2' tall. Beautiful rose-copper flower plumes begin their entrance in July with new seed heads appearing all the way into September! Rose Fountain Grass is a very easy plant to grow and is known for its...
  • Max Height (feet): 2
  • Plant Lighting: Full Sun, Partial Sun/Shade
  • Deer Resistant: No
  • Colors: Pink
  • Spread: 1-2'
Illinois
Bloomington
Wildflowers of the \
As an adult author, she used her memories of the natural world to bring the historic Midwest landscape to life in the "Little House" books. In 1894, Laura and her husband Almanzo Wilder bought property in the Missouri Ozarks, where they remained for the...
California
El Segundo
Blue Festuca Grass
Prices start at : 5.49 USD / each

Quite ornamental. It does well in full sun and poor, fairly dry soil. Blue Festuca is a hardy, rapidly multiplying, year round ground cover. Start new plants by division of clumps.
  • Max Height (feet): 6-10"
  • Colors: Blue
  • Spread: 6-12''
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Genus: Festuca ovina glauca
Illinois
Bloomington
Black Mondo Grass
Prices start at : 12.79 USD / each

Especially striking with lime green or yellow leaves plantings. Grows only 10'' tall making it perfect as a ground cover or small accent plant in your border garden. This plant offers the closest thing to a true black in the plant kingdom! It works wonderfully...
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Max Height (feet): 10"
  • Season Color: Summer
  • Spread: 24''
  • Zones: 5-9
Illinois
Bloomington
Pasture Seeds for sale Forage Grasses
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The portfolio of our products consists of : Brachiaria brizantha cv. Humidicola/ Llanero Panicum maximum cv. Brachiaria brizantha cv. Piata Brachiaria decumbens cv. Massai Panicum maximum cv.
Sao Paulo
Presidente Prudente
The Great Black Blizzard - farming techniques and the Dust Bowl of the1930s
And the committee suggested that "sub-marginal land" be removed from private ownership and be bought up by the government, to be preserved as natural grasslands. Thiswas just one more incentive to plant more wheat than ever!, "the previously uncultivated...
California
El Segundo
Fireworks Grass
Prices start at : 33.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

‘Fireworks' breaks color barriers with a deep maroon-purple center vein flanked by hot pink margins. It looks great with prairie-style companions (Coreposis ‘Moonbeam' or Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm' come to mind) or in modern gardens where it makes an...
  • Mature Spread: 24 inches
  • Mature Height: 2 - 3 feet
  • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Sun
  • Botanical Name: Pennisetum setaceum 'Fireworks'
Nebraska
Omaha
Cup Plant: A Prairie Giant
It can also spread somewhat aggressively. Cup plant makes an excellent addition to a meadow, prairie or wildflower garden or bird/wildlife habitat. With leaves that serve as a tiny well, the cup plant offers a summertime oasis to all sorts of birds and...
California
El Segundo
Hot Rod Switch Grass
Prices start at : 35.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

Delightful, blue-tinted foliage quickly bursts into bright shades of eye-catching red with this remarkably colorful switch grass variety. Your Hot Rod Switch Grass is a perennial grass that will grow 36-42 inches in height, with a 24-inch spread when...
  • Flower Color: Red Panicles
  • Mature Height: 36 - 48 inches
  • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
  • Fall Color: Red
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
  • Botanical Name: Panicum virgatum 'Hot Rod'
Nebraska
Omaha
Prairie Restoration: The Prairie Garden
A prairie garden will support many species of native birds and other animals, and it can do double duty as a butterfly garden.Just about anyone can plant a garden by putting in ornamental grasses and a selection of other plants commonly growing on the...
California
El Segundo
EverColor Everlite Variegated Sedge Grass
Prices start at : 29.95 USD / Quart Container

You know that you need this beauty in your garden this year. Order yours today! * Beautiful bi-colored leaves * Evergreen that's great in sun or shade * Perfect for small gardens and containers * Pretty fountain-like habit
  • Botanical Name: Carex oshimensis ‘Everlite'
  • Foliage Color: White with Green
  • Mature Spread: 8 - 10 inches
  • Growth Rate: Medium
  • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
  • Soil Type: Well-Drained
Nebraska
Omaha
Redhead Fountain Grass
Prices start at : 39.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

In late fall or early spring cut the foliage back almost to the ground before growth starts in spring. 'Red Head' begins to show its enormous bottlebrush plumes in mid to late summer.
  • Mature Spread: 12 - 24 inches
  • Foliage: Green
  • Growth Rate: Medium
  • Mature Height: 2 - 3 feet
  • Flower Color: Mahogany, Red Seed Head
Nebraska
Omaha
EverColor Everlime Variegated Sedge Grass
Prices start at : 29.95 USD / Quart Container

It stands out from other carex with eye-catching spring-green blades with a lime-green edge. It will bring light and texture to any garden combo. It makes a magnificent ground cover or try it in your favorite container.
  • Foliage: Perennial
  • Mature Height: 12 - 15 inches
  • Growth Rate: Medium
  • Soil Type: Rich, evenly moist, well drained soils best
  • Flower Color: Brown
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Full Shade, Partial Sun
Nebraska
Omaha
Cortaderia, Pink Pampas
Prices start at : 13.99 USD / 1 Plant

Dramatic in large dried arrangements. Long atop 6-7 ft. Stalks from early summer to mid-autumn. This sensuous ornamental grass has huge, silky, sand-pink plumes reaching 2 ft.
  • Bloom Season: Fall, Summer
  • Height: 72-84 inches
  • Spread: 36-48 inches
  • Genus: Cortaderia
  • Resistant To: Deer
  • Planting Time: Fall, Spring
Pennsylvania
Warminster
Ornamental Grass Collection
Prices start at : 29.99 USD / 3 Plants

These grasses are easy to grow and provide interest in all four seasons. Hakonechloa Aureola, Eragrostis Purple Love Grass and Cortaderia Pink Pampas.
  • Ornamental Use: Borders, Dried Flowers
  • Genus: Hakonechloa, Eragrostis, Cortaderia
  • Bloom Season: Fall, Summer
  • Sun: Full Sun
  • Spread: 36-72 inches
  • Resistant To: Deer
Pennsylvania
Warminster
Eragrostis, Purple Love Grass
Prices start at : 11.99 USD / 1 Plant

The flower spikes of this native grass come to life by creating a pink "cloud-like" effect on the planting area while in bloom. Easy to grow and provides interest in all four seasons.
  • Genus: Eragrostis
  • Bloom Season: Fall, Summer
  • Ornamental Use: Beds, Borders, Container
  • Zone: 5-8
  • Planting Time: Fall, Spring
  • Spread: 18-24 inches
Pennsylvania
Warminster
Mondo Grass 3 1/4 in. Pots (54-Pack) - Groundcover Plant
Prices start at : 124.99 USD / each

Mondo Grass, sometimes referred to as Monkey Grass, will get 8 in. It is considered evergreen in warmer climates, but will turn brown in cooler areas then come back out in spring. In both warm and cooler climates it is recommended to mow this grass down...
  •  Classic landscaping groundcover
  •  Classic choice for border planting around gardens and pathways
  • Botanical Name: Ophiopogon japonicus
  • Annual / Perennial: Perennial
  • Sun Tolerance: Full Sun
  • Mature Height (in.): 8
Georgia
Atlanta
1 gal. Variegated Japanese Sedge Ornamental Grass
Prices start at : 23.07 USD / each

Each leaf is lined with a contrasting bright white center line. A low growing grass with the habit of a ground cover and appealing variegated foliage. Although grown for the beautiful foliage, small cream to brown flowers appear in mid spring.
  •  If evergreen foliage turns brown at the tips, trim back in spring
  •  We're sorry, due to state or federal regulations, this plant cannot be shipped to Arizona, California nor Colorado
  •  Plant ships as a bare root plant with no soil and no pot when shipped to Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington
  •  May ship in a dormant state, with bare branches and no leaves, especially in early spring when plant has been pruned back to promote growth
  • Mature Height (in.): 15
  • Botanical Name: Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance
Georgia
Atlanta
Variegated Liriope 3 1/4 in. Pots (54-Pack) - Live Groundcover Grass
Prices start at : 114.18 USD / each

In both warm and cooler climates it is recommended to mow this grass down in early spring to clear out any dead foliage before new leaves begin to develop. In summer this Liriope will develop lilac blooms which stands out boldly against the foliage, then...
  •  Ornamental landscaping ground cover
  •  Low-maintenance once established
  • Wildlife Deterred: No Wildlife Deterred
  • Common Name: Monkey Grass
  • Best Time to Plant: Spring to Fall
  • Sun Tolerance: Part Sun
Georgia
Atlanta
9.25 in. Pot - Pink Muhly Grass, Live Plant
Prices start at : 34.09 USD / each

Pink Muhly looks great planted in groups or as borders. Cut blooms are great for fresh or dried arrangements. This variety is special for its ability to tolerate poorly drained soils, as well as being drought tolerant.
  •  Tolerant of many soils, can thrive poorly drained soils as well as drier soils
  •  Water as needed
  •  Plant will ship dormant if ordered mid-Fall to mid-Spring
  •  Zone 7 to 10
  •  Full sun to part shade
  • Growth Habit: Upright
Georgia
Atlanta
Lemon Grass, East Indian (Cleaned Seed) - Lemon Grass Seed
Prices start at : 7.95 USD / Packet

Moisten lightly and cover with a dome lid or other cover to conserve moisture. Can be dug and divided in the fall to pot up for overwintering indoors; or, start new plants each spring.Harvest leaf stalks from the outside of the clump to use in cooking...
  • Hybrid Status: Open Pollinated
  • Latin Name: Cymbopogon flexuosus
  • Life Cycle: Tender Perennial
Maine
Winslow
Highlander - Ornamental Grass Seed
Prices start at : 4.10 USD / Packet

Transplant: Sow 4-6 weeks before last frost date. Small seedlings can be separated and transplanted directly from seedling tray to garden or field.If anything you purchase from us proves unsatisfactory, we will either replace the item or refund the purchase...
  •  Use for Cut Flowers and Bouquets
  •  Ideal for Drying and Crafts
  • Latin Name: Setaria italica
  • Hybrid Status: Open Pollinated
Maine
Winslow
Lowlander - Ornamental Grass Seed
Prices start at : 4.10 USD / Packet

Transplant: Sow 4-6 weeks before last frost date. Direct seed (recommended): Sow seeds 1/8" deep after the last frost. Can be planted in individual containers and then planted out in the field without dividing or they may be seeded in seedling trays in...
  • Use for Cut Flowers and Bouquets: Yes
  • Latin Name: Setaria italica
  • Hybrid Status: Open Pollinated
  • Life Cycle: Annual
Maine
Winslow
Adagio Grass
Prices start at : 27.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

Sunlit drama for your garden! You probably don't realize that your garden is incomplete. Once you see Adagio Maiden Grass backlit by the sun on a crisp fall evening, though, you will know what's been missing.
  • Growth Rate: Fast
  • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Sun
  • Mature Height: 3 - 5 feet
  • Botanical Name: Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio'
Nebraska
Omaha