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Lady Bird's
Legacy
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Native
Texas Mix
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Wildlife Habitat Lost
“Green Energy” is needed. And somehow, Texas has come up with more wind turbines than anybody else. I reckon that is a good
thing, especially on windy days. “Green Energy” needs to be done right. Building windmills over deserts and plains of West Texas is
one thing…
But a story of tragic proportion is unfolding called: The Transmission of “Green Energy”. Over the next year or so, a handful of
Texas’ utility companies will permanently clear cut approximately 56,000 acres of rural landscapes bringing energy from west to
east. For example, Lower Colorado River Authority, LCRA, is proposing to build 150 miles of industrial 18 story height transmission
lines from San Angelo to San Antonio. A set of ‘double circuit 345kV lines’ will cut diagonally thru the state’s richest biological
eco-region, the Texas Hill Country on Edwards Plateau. The fast tracked $5 billion dollar project impacts not only our Hill Country
Llano River farm, but so many of our neighbors, communities and customers across the Rolling Plains, Cross Timbers, Blacklands,
Coastal Prairies, and Chihuahuan Desert regions.
These Hill Country lines are likely to ruin thousands of Live Oaks and spread Oak Wilt disease. Ecologically rich wildlife habitat will
be lost and/or fragmented. LCRA is bent on using the 185’ tall, 4 legged monster lattice towers…
which are just plain to say, “darn ugly”.
But just like all tragedies, also come opportunities.
to revegetate
56,000 acres
As a people, we get once in a lifetime chances to make
something of our responsibility to the future. 2300 miles
of really big ugly, industrial transmission lines are the
type of things that fit into the “forever” category. The
placement of them absolutely does impact the world
we will give to children whose voices have not yet been
heard. The awesome responsibility lies in our hands at
this very moment. In the end, the sight of our collective
decision on this issue will be viewed from many, many
miles away. In fact, many states across the country are
closely watching for the outcome of this transmission
battle in Texas. Heck, even China is watching in the
hopes of selling more and cheaper wind turbines.
"An estimated 80 percent of new outbreaks of oak wilt
result from wounding during construction activity."
- Iowa State Extension
But we Texans can say with a measure of confidence that tomorrow, when the
first wave of these lines are all built …56,000 acres less open space will be
remaining. That’s about 90 square miles, and that’s forever. In a place that is
94% privately owned, and simultaneously losing open space faster than any
other state in the nation… you would expect we’d think long and hard before
implementing such an industrial scaled project.
The people are mostly asking; if we must build this industrial monstrosity,
then build it right. Build with modern monopoles instead of the 4-legged robot
towers. Put it along existing compatible highway or transmission rights-of
ways… instead of cutting up undeveloped Hill Country open-space.
Unfortunately, landowners across the rusty barbed-wire fences of the
western Hill Country region do not have much confidence in the current
plan or its execution. This fast tracked train seems perty well designed to
leave Texas’ ol’ time ranching people behind. Some of ‘em have been out
there since the Alamo, the Civil War and the Indian Wars. And all of ‘em
know why the Comanche fought so hard for this land.
Perhaps someday we may learn
that every farm or ranch
is like a self-portrait of its owner.
And if we ever see a beautiful region again such as the Texas Hill Country,
that we may also recognize the hard fought daily battles of land stewardship.
And someday we may respect those battles …and those land stewards whom
have gone before us.
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N ati v e A merica n S eed • 800 728 4043
N at i v e A m e ri ca n
Bill Neiman - President, Clear View Alliance, Inc
A Texas Non-profit Corporation
info see www.ClearViewAlliance.org
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Sensible People,
Your satisfaction is important to us!
The Seeds we offer are native to the regions on centerfold map.
Guarantee
Diverse groups of businesses, government agencies, schools, nonprofit
organizations, land managers and home owners are using these seeds to solve
common landscape problems.
What Problems
The Waste
The Benefits
With simple truths, it's possible to make clear choices. Native seeds belong in
your landscape. Native plants and grasses work for you! They require no extra
watering once established. They are naturally disease and bug resistant.
Fertilizing, not required. Grueling maintenance is unnecessary. We guarantee
you will enjoy these benefits.
As time has run out for many native habitats, consider leaving your land in
better condition than you found it. Make informed choices about the future of
the land, be responsible and plant native seeds. You have the power to make
a difference! Become native to your place. Choose a path of stewardship and
a lifetime of wonder and learning.
Order before 11am, & we'll ship the same day
Time to plant seeds for the future
...and in times like these, it can be hard to know what to do. As always, we are
grateful to have the harmonious rhythms of nature to shape our days.
Now is the time to plant many of the grasses and wildflowers that are part of the
"rainforest" in our area of the planet - the plains and prairies. The time to reaffirm
our faith that there will indeed be a future. A time to remind ourselves that each
of us has the right and the responsibility to create little spots of health on an
ailing planet. A time to do our part, in the hope that our children and our
children's children might have a chance to experience the joys of watching the
earth wake up from a long winter's rest to flower into a beautiful spring.
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Native Seed Mixes
Wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Wildflowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Regional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Conservancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Site Specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Grasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Gift Packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Individual Native Species
Conservancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Wildflower D-Paks . . . . . . . . 25
Wildflowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Live Roots. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Grasses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Cover Crop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Equipment
Seed Slingers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Erosion Control Blanket . . . . . 29
eq.
Choices About the Future
straightforward as it sounds — harvesting equipment is designed for agricultural
crops, not for differing sizes and shapes of wildflower and grass seeds. We’ve
spent years of tinkering and rigging and inventing and adjusting to make it all
work.
The story isn’t over when the harvest is in. After the harvest is dry, it is ready to
be cleaned. It is sifted through a series of screens and blowers carefully calibrated
to separate out the seeds we want from the hitchhikers we are definitely not
interested in. Then we send it off for testing, to be sure that the seeds are healthy
and will work for you. Through disappointments and frustrations of equipment
and weather, there are more than enough rare and fine moments to compensate.
We get the opportunity to do the work we love! And our greatest pleasures come
in knowing these seeds find new homes where they can begin to re-establish their
balance in nature.
Individual
Why not embrace what remains of our natural world? The open prairies and
meadows, the deep woods. The wet marshes, creeks and rivers. The dry deserts
and mountains. Value native vegetation as food and habitat for other living
creatures around us.
When the seed tells us it’s ready, we move in the equipment. Not as
Sensible People . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Meet Our Employees . . . . . . . 6
Perennials & Annuals . . . . . . . 8
Conservancy Harvests . . . . . 16
Slope & Pond Restoration . . . . 26
Hydro-seeding Natives . . . . . . 28
Where Ecosystems Meet . . . . 32
What is a Native? . . . . . . . . . . 34
Reference Books . . . . . . . . . . 58
Order Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Cool River Cabin . . . . . . . . . 60
How to Grow Native Seeds . 62
Species
The Value
Components within our mixtures may vary slightly due to availability, especially
in times of drought or flood. This work is more than difficult when considering the
issues surrounding global climate change. We are thankful for your understanding.
Information & Education
Seed Mixes
By planting exotics, your time, money and energy may be wasted. Activities
such as replanting each year, spraying dangerous chemicals, working hours or
days each week on boring maintenance or worse yet — continual watering
may be required. All are unwise choices for our budgets, the quality of our
water, and our land.
If your order has been damaged in shipping, contact us within ten days of receipt.
We want to correct any errors or claims quickly. Native American Seed strives to
provide you seeds of the highest quality possible. Our seeds are tested by
independent laboratories utilizing standards approved by the Association of
Official Seed Analysts. We are committed to preventing the spread of invasive
species and abide by state seed laws. With the variety and uncertainty of
environmental conditions, we cannot guarantee the establishment of plants. Being
our sole warranty we make no other, expressed or implied. Return within 10 days
any unopened bags of seed not accepted under these terms. The purchase price of
the seed is the limit of our liability. Prices and availability are subject to change.
Awareness
Here you find no promotion of ‘exotic’ plants that are from Morocco, Paraguay,
Brazil or Europe. Know that bermudagrass and African daisy are from the
other side of the planet. Crimson clover, baby’s breath, corn poppy and dame’s
rocket are from Europe. Train your eye to recognize the exotics and their
consequences. The use of exotics may require that you attempt to “control the
elements.” Often these exotics go out of control and, lacking balance in their
new environment, may take over large areas of land when planted here.
We want you to be totally pleased with our efforts and our products.
we are your
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seedsource
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at work for you 24/7
W ildlife Mixes
More rewarding than
any bird feeder!
22 years
& counting
2010 Employee Team
Hummers & Singers Butterfly Retreat
Mix
Mix
...helping people restore the earth
...helping people restore the Earth
"Our hearts sing with deep appreciation
for your interest in our work.
you give us the hope and determination
to carry into the future!"
Sustainable Quail & Dove Mix
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After over 20 years of gathering seeds and
studying nature, we've found our winged friends
appreciate the diversity in this mix. Songbirds
and hummingbirds use these plants as a food
source, nesting materials and cover. Select a
sunny space. Open the window into the
fascinating world of birds.
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“Where Have All the Quail Gone?” A recent
publication by The Texas Quail Conservation
Initiative identified several reasons behind quail
decline. The major one is habitat loss through land
fragmentation. Quail prefer to travel through their
range on the ground and not through the air. Quail
use native bunch grasses for cover and nesting.
Native wildflowers and grasses are drought tolerant, 6
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beautiful and also supply
Native Grasses: Little Bluestem, Indiangrass, Switchgrass (6),
nutrients perfectly balanced
Sideoats Grama (7), Big Bluestem, Texas Cupgrass (8)
for wildlife.
At Native American Seed, we
have created a seed mix called
Sustainable Quail & Dove Mix
that includes the best of
these native grasses &
wildflowers. Issue your own
invitation to our declining Quail
population by planting
sustainable native grasses
& wildflowers. Good for Turkeys too.
Wildlife biologists recommend this mix!
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Native Forbs: Wooly Croton, Illinois Bundleflower, Partridge Pea, American Basketflower (1), Common Sunflower, Texas Yellow Star (5),
Golden Dalea, Texas Bluebonnets (4), Maximilian Sunflower (3),
Purple Prairie Clover, White Prickly Poppy (2)
Sustainable Quail & Dove
Item #1813
Seeding rate 8 lbs / acre
1 pkt $5
20 sq ft
1/4 lb $8
1350 sq ft
photo by
Steve Schaeffer
Native American Seed • 800 728 4043
$22 / lb
5400 sq ft
Greenthread, Bush Sunflower, Partridge Pea,
Purple Coneflower, Cutleaf Daisy, Lemon Mint,
Illinois Bundleflower, Drummond Phlox,
Purple Prairie Clover, White Gaura, Winecup
Pink Evening Primrose, American Basketflower,
Standing Cypress (pictured), Gayfeather,
Scarlet Sage, Black-Eyed Susan, Butterfly Weed,
Maximilian Sunflower, Mealy Blue Sage
Item #4503
Hummers & Singers
1 pkt $5
20 sq ft
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Texas Bluebonnet, Indian Blanket, Huisache Daisy,
Lanceleaf Coreopsis, American Basketflower, Purple
Coneflower, Greenthread, Lemon Mint, Purple
Prairie Clover, Cutleaf Daisy, Partridge Pea, Illinois
Bundleflower, Drummond Phlox, Winecup,Tahoka
Daisy, Standing Cypress, Foxglove, Golden-Wave,
Maximilian Sunflower, Prairie Verbena, Gayfeather,
Black-Eyed Susan, Scarlet Sage, Mealy Blue Sage,
Butterfly Weed
Butterfly Retreat Blooms Most of Year! Item #4501
1/4 lb $17
500 sq ft
$44 / lb
2000 sq ft
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Host a party for butterflies at your place!
Select a sunny area. These native annuals
and perennials will do the rest. Next spring
your Butterfly Retreat will invite your guests to
feast on nectar and color throughout the
season. Contains a beautiful mix of species
that will host butterflies in each phase of their
life cycle. Pollinators favorite/continuous bloom
1 pkt $5
20 sq ft
Texas Bluebonnet (1), Black-Eyed Susan,
Indian Blanket (2), Scrambled Eggs, White Gaura,
Greenthread, Lemon Mint, Purple Coneflower,
Mealy Blue Sage, Tahoka Daisy, Pitcher Sage,
Prairie Verbena, Mexican Hat, Pink Evening Primrose,
Gayfeather, Scarlet Sage, Butterfly Weed,
Frostweed (3), Maximilian Sunflower
Item #1812
1 pkt $5
20 sq ft
1/4 lb $17
500 sq ft
$44 / lb
2000 sq ft
$44 / lb
2000 sq ft
Deer Resistant Mix
These wildflowers are unpalatable and rarely
eaten by deer, grow back rapidly when nipped,
and are aromatic to confuse their senses.
Deer Resistant
1/4 lb $17
500 sq ft
Photo by John H. Gleinser
Quail & Dove, Deer Resistant, Hummers & Singers, Butterfly Retreat
Back: Johnnie, Emily, Beto, Tootsie,
Jenn, Melinda, Carolyn, Zee, Ponce,
Carlos, George, Tony. Front: Patsy,
Casey, Robert, Jan, Bill, Westy.
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Eastern Gamagrass
Perennial plants are notably tolerant
of wildfire and are commonly found
on prairies.
Flowering over many seasons in their
lifetime, perennials are usually better
competitors than annual plants,
especially under stable, resourcepoor conditions. This is due to the
development of larger root systems
which can access water and soil
nutrients deeper in the soil.
These plants tend to invest a lot of
resource into their adaptations and
often do not flower and set seed until
after a few years of growth. Many
perennials produce relatively large
seeds, which can have an advantage,
with larger seedlings produced after
germination that can better compete
with other plants or more quickly
develop leaves for photosynthesis.
They can produce seeds for many
years.
Live Roots Sale!
Most productive, nutritious forage
grass on the planet! Ancestor of corn.
Intriguing pollination & seed-bearing
parts. Good larval food source for
butterflies. Turkey & Quail love it!
(see p. 49)
$19 / bundle
Plant
in
Create
a Pocket Prairie
The life cycle for an annual occurs
in a year or season (germinates,
flowers, makes seed and dies).
Annuals tend to produce many
more seeds per plant since they
will die after flowering and setting
seed. The seeds wait to germinate
again next season or after a
significant soil disturbance.
Winter annuals are important
ecologically. They provide
vegetative cover that prevent soil
erosion during winter and early
spring when other plants are
dormant. During this time, annuals
also provide fresh vegetation for
animals and birds that feed on
them.
S tewardship
Native Trail Mix
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Homeowners and gardeners can
reverse the dramatic plunge in
biodiversity by simply creating a
prairie ecosystem to fit in a small
area. The addition of pocket prairies
to urban landscapes increases the
diversity of birds, butterflies, and many
other living things in areas where
native habitat is limited. Even though
pocket prairies are small, they serve
as wildlife refuges and seed banks for
future restoration projects. This is a
great mix for beekeepers!
Look around you. Is your wildlife
desperate for native vegetation? Bees
trying to pollinate trashcans, birds
scavenging for french fries in the
concrete deserts, butterflies aimlessly
fluttering with nowhere to rest, feed, or
lay their eggs. Observe what natives
grow in your area. Establish your own
pocket prairie. We are here to help.
Spring-or-Fall Mix
of
ver camp
X ri
ur most nutritious blend of natives.
It provides habitat, nectar and
food for many creatures of the wild
such as songbirds and butterflies.
The people before us
were a walking people.
Many of our present day
ative rail
ix
roads originated from
footpaths. It may be as Native Grasses Buffalograss, Blue Grama,
Prairie Wildrye, Little Bluestem, Sideoats Grama,
it once was, that we
Green Sprangletop, Sand Lovegrass, White Tridens
become a walking
Texas Cupgrass, Cane Bluestem, Virginia Wildrye
people again.
Native Wildflowers Texas Bluebonnet,
Drummond Phlox, Gayfeather, Indian Blanket,
Have no trails?
Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Greenthread, Purple Coneflower,
Any parcel of land
Cutleaf Daisy, Huisache Daisy, Purple Prairie Clover,
looking to become a
Standing Cypress, Bush Sunflower, Golden-Wave,
wildflower meadow
Clasping Coneflower, Lemon Mint, Missouri Primrose,
will qualify.
American Basketflower, Black-Eyed Susan,
This offering comes
Mexican Hat, Plains Coreopsis, Prairie Coneflower,
complete with a
Maximilian Sunflower, Lazy Daisy
sprinkling of native
prairie grasses.
Native Trail Mix
Item #1811
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1 lb $44
All Perennial Wildflowers
4300 sq ft
1/4 lb $17
1000 sq ft
Most popular perennial mix of colors that can thrive in
wide range of environments. Plant in spring or fall and
roots will develop over a year with blooms the next.
Wildflowers live and bloom year after year!
Standing
Cypress
Greenthread, Foxglove, Lanceleaf Coreopsis,
White Gaura, Gayfeather, Butterfly Weed, Winecup,
Purple Prairie Clover, Mealy Blue Sage,
Pink Evening Primrose, White Prairie Clover,
Standing Cypress, Cutleaf Daisy, Scarlet Sage,
Missouri Primrose
Plant-in-Spring or Fall Mix
Foxglove
Item #1808
1 lb $49
2800 sq ft
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Cutleaf Daisy
1/4 lb $19
700 sq ft
1 pkt $5
20 sq ft
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Mealy Blue Sage
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1 pkt $5
20 sq ft
Native Trail Mix - Plant in Spring-or-Fall Mix
5-15 live plants per bundle. buy 1, get 1 free!
Annual
P ath
Wildflower Mixes
Perennial
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Understanding Plant Life Cycles
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TX-OK Native Roadside Mix
Item #1810
1 lb $39
2000 sq ft
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Photo by Mike Boroff, Austin American Statesman
Texas Bluebonnet, Indian Blanket,
Black-Eyed Susan, Winecup,
Purple Coneflower, Lemon Mint,
Prairie Verbena, Indian Paintbrush,
Drummond Phlox, Texas Bluebells,
Pink Evening Primrose, and
Plains Coreopsis
Texas Bluebonnet , Indian Blanket, Black-Eyed Susan,
Prairie Coneflower, Clasping Coneflower, Lemon Mint,
Mexican Hat, Plains Coreopsis
Native Texas Mix
Lady Bird's Legacy
Item #1001
500 sq ft
1 pkt $5
20 sq ft
1 lb $29
2000 sq ft
Native
• 800
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4043
N ati vAemerican
A mericaSneed
S eed
4043
• 800
1/4 lb $9
500 sq ft
Seed Grants to Texas Schools
1/4 lb $15
Item #1814
1 lb / 2000 sq ft — $44
1/4 lb / 500 sq ft — $17
1 pkt / 20 sq ft— $5
1 pkt $5
20 sq ft
With his wife, Lady Bird, at his side, the two
worked tirelessly to clean up America's highways,
promote conservation and preserve the country's
natural landscapes.
We, at Native American Seed, are deeply
honored to do our part to sustain this national land
stewardship legacy. A percentage of sales of this mix
will be donated to the Wildflower Center Seed Grant
program to buy seeds for Texas schools.
Fulton Learning Center
Huisache Daisy
4.00%
Drummond Phlox
3.70%
Black-eyed Susan
2.65%
Texas Yellow Star
2.00%
Lanceleaf Coreopsis
1.80%
Pink Evening Primrose 1.15%
Mexican Hat
1.05%
Bush Sunflower
0.93%
Prairie Coneflower
0.70%
Winecup
0.05%
Total
100.00%
Native American Seed has partnered with the
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and the
Austin American-Statesman to offer you this
premium seed mix. Components of the mix are
among Lady Bird’s favorites, and are well-suited to
Central Texas. Comprised of annuals and perennials,
you will see blooms from spring – early summer. Lyndon Baines Johnson championed scores
of environmental bills during his presidency of the
United States.
Lemon Mint
% by weight
Texas Bluebonnet
18.74%
Indian Blanket
10.94%
Greenthread
7.35%
Plains Coreopsis
7.32%
Clasping Coneflower
6.15%
Golden-Wave
5.65%
Purple Coneflower
5.62%
Scarlet Sage
5.35%
Lemon Mint
5.05%
Purple Prairie Clover
5.00%
Cutleaf Daisy
4.80%
Plains Coreopsis
the last open spaces that we have. We view our world
now through the windshield. The roadside is a reflection
of who we are.” Why not keep these threads of beauty as
they once were? No need to trash them with exotic plants
from Europe, South America or Africa. Offered for
everyone who would like to keep the land responsibly
beautiful. The Texas-Oklahoma Native Roadside Mix
consists of 100% native wildflowers. Just the right mixture
of annuals and perennials for quick establishment and
sustainable plantings. Low to medium heights at maturity
allow good visibility over the top of the plants. Always let
plants reseed before mowing for year-after-year native
blooms.
Lady Bird's Legacy Wildflower Mix
... all ideally suited to thrive in the changeable
climate of the south central Great Plains. Unlike
many of the other so-called native wildflower mixes,
ours contain no “extras” of seeds from California,
Africa or Europe. Nor do they come packed with
any rice husks or other inert matter to pad out the
package and make it look like you’re getting more
than you really are. Grows to about knee-high. Our
1st mix designed in 1988.
Texas Bluebonnet
It has been said, “The roadsides may become
Native Texas Mix
N at i v e
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center with Native American Seed
awards grants of seed to Texas schools (K-12). The Wildflower Center’s
mission is to increase the sustainable use and conservation of native
wildflowers, plants and landscapes.
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or to apply, visit: www.wildflower.org/wildflowers
Tx-Ok Roadside Mix - Lady Bird's Legacy Wildflower Mix
Texas-Oklahoma
Native Roadside Mix
Wildflower Mixes
If you are a land planner
or in a public service agency,
we have included the percentage
by weight chart for bid documents.
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The boundaries then were ecological, soft, flowing,
giving and taking with respect.
You can help them flourish again.
May you become the native.
named to honor the people
who fought so hard
for this lands
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Item #1800
1/4 lb $11
2000 sq ft
500 sq ft
N ati vAemerican
A mericaSneed
S eed
4043
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Native
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728728
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1 pkt $5
20 sq ft
Illinois Bundleflower
Black-Eyed Susan
Great collection of hardy natives known to thrive along
the piney woods and savannas, from east Texas to
Atlantic coast. Good companion to Eastern Savannah
Mix, see page 15.
Texas Bluebonnet, Greenthread,
Indian Blanket, Standing Cypress,
Purple Prairie Clover, Mealy Blue Sage,
Gayfeather, Bush Sunflower, Cutleaf Daisy,
Foxglove, Golden-Wave, Missouri Primrose
Clasping Coneflower, Lemon Mint, Indian Blanket,
Partridge Pea, Plains Coreopsis, Black-Eyed Susan,
Drummond Phlox, Illinois Bundleflower,
Pink Evening Primrose, Lazy Daisy
Apache Plateau Mix
Caddo Mix
Item #1805
1 lb $34
Pink Evening Primrose
Standing Cypress
Gayfeather
Golden-Wave
Lemon Mint
Long blooming season, color starts in spring goes
through summer and continues into the fall.
Texas Bluebonnet, Huisache Daisy,
Lemon Mint, Indian Blanket, Greenthread,
Lazy Daisy, Prairie Verbena
Caddo Mix
Blooms spring, summer and fall...
Sow in a sunny location in early fall. This Hill Country blend
contains annuals and perennials for spring and summer
blooms. After bloomtime, allow seeds to ripen before mowing.
This assures you an even denser stand next year. Bring back a
piece of history to your own land!
Comanche Mix
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Indian Blanket
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identified themselves with the land and were native to it.
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The offerings are named according to the
region’s numerous tribal people who once flourished.
Apache Plateau
Mix
Comanche Mix
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Texas Bluebonnet
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Item #1806
1 lb $44
1/4 lb $17
2000 sq ft
500 sq ft
1 pkt $5
1 lb $41
1/4 lb $16
20 sq ft
2000 sq ft
500 sq ft
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1 pkt $5
20 sq ft
Comanche Mix - Apache Plateau Mix - Caddo Mix
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Regional Mixes
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R egional Mixes
"for miles the prairie gently sloped, hardly presenting a bush to relieve the eye. In the distance, the green skirting
of woods, which fringed either border of a large stream, softened down the view. Occasionally a deer would jump
suddenly from his noonday rest, and scamper off..." early pioneer, 1841
Big Bluestem
Texas Cupgrass
Pitcher Sage
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Item #2800
Height 1-5 feet
D-Pak $9
200 sq ft
Big Bluestem
Bushy Bluestem
Indiangrass
Eastern Gamagrass
Little Bluestem
Prairie Wildrye
Virginia Wildrye
$29 / lb
Eastern Gamagrass
Indiangrass
Buffalograss
Cane Bluestem
Eastern Savannah Grass Mix
Height 1-3 feet
200 sq ft
For more diversity, add Caddo Mix (page 13) in
the fall after the grasses get a hold. Wildflowers will
bloom the next spring.
Western Rangeland Grass Mix Item #2806
D-Pak $9
5400 sq ft
Sideoats Grama
Switchgrass
Purpletop
Sand Dropseed
Sand Lovegrass
Broomsedge Bluestem
Though it is true... much can be said to have been
lost... we can rebuild healthy grasslands by starting
right here. The melding of meadows and prairies
amongst the wooded areas is known as a savannah.
The grasses can return us to sustainability...by
offering their strongest traits of being the survivors
during times of drought. Thrives east of I-35 to the
Atlantic Ocean.
Finally a diverse, native and exceptionally
drought tolerant blend of the toughest grasses.
Perfectly suited for the harsh conditions that
can prevail from “God’s country” ... TransPecos /Chihuahuan Desert... on westward to the
Cochise and Sonoran Desert eco-regions. Each
of us is obliged to do what we can to conserve
and create water and wildlife habitat. Putting
grass, the earth’s living skin, back where it
belongs will accomplish these important tasks
for the future.
Prairie birds such as quail and many small mammals rely on
this structural type of prairie habitat for their basic patterns
of reproduction and mobility. The over-story grass canopy
provides protection from soaring hawks and other predators
by keeping big portions of the micro-trails out of view.
Nesting also occurs under this canopy or directly in the
clumped bunchgrasses.
Blackland Prairie Mix
Purple Three Awn
Sand Dropseed
Green Sprangletop
Cane Bluestem
Sonora Sideoats Grama
Plains Bristlegrass
Western Wheatgrass
Bushy Bluestem
Native prairie grasses are structurally quite different than
exotic pasture grasses. For example, Texas' pasturelands are
primarily planted to bermudagrass introduced from Africa.
This exotic pasture grass creates a dense, tangled, matted
turf. Native prairie grasses, by contrast, are typically bunch
forming. This characteristic allows for systems of wildlife
micro-trails to occur under the grass canopy by traveling
around the clumps of the root bases.
Blue Grama
Eastern Gamagrass
Cutleaf Daisy
Foxglove
Gayfeather
Lemon Mint
Buffalograss
Prairie Wildrye
Purpletop
American Basketflower
Butterflyweed
Clasping Coneflower
Spiderwort
Texas Yellow Star
Winecup
Blue Grama
Buffalograss
Black Grama
Galleta
Curly Mesquite
Little Bluestem
Prairie Wildrye
$24 / lb
6200 sq ft
Order Online • www.seedsource.com
Item #2805
Height 3-5 feet
D-Pak $9
200 sq ft
$28 / lb
Blackland Prairie - Western Rangeland - Eastern Savannah
By 1900, the Blackland Prairie was mostly under cultivation, being recognized as one of the foremost cotton producing
regions of the world. Many grand old Victorian homes in the cities and towns still exist as reminders of the fortunes made
in those times. Cultivation was a catastrophic disruption of the prairie ecosystem. It was a common farmers’ joke to tell
the story of an old Indian who, having seen a plowed field for the first time, said to the farmer, “Wrong side up.” The story
was taken to be an illustration of the Indian’s ignorance, but in fact when the native grasses are turned under and the soil
aerated, the organic matter decomposes faster. This creates a flush of nutrients available to cultivated crops, but when the
crops are harvested, the nutrients are removed with the harvest, and the soil continues to be depleted year after year. Today’s
dependence on chemical fertilizers is evidence that perhaps there was more wisdom in that old Indian’s statement than was
recognized at the time.
Little Bluestem
Indiangrass
Partridge Pea
Indian Blanket
Upland Switchgrass
Sideoats Grama
Cane Bluestem
Maximilian Sunflower
Big Bluestem
Black-Eyed Susan
Texas Cupgrass
Pitcher Sage
Plains Coreopsis
Eastern
Savannah Mix
Western
Rangeland Mix
Blackland Prairie Mix
7200 sq ft
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Conservancy HARVESTS
beyond the prairie,
I would give a special place for you now
and for your children's children into the future
I know of no other gift more worthy to give.
Native American Seed conducts conservancy
harvests on some of our last great prairie
remnants. These harvests play a valuable role in
preserving the genetic richness and diversity. This
is of special interest to those involved in land and
wildlife habitat restoration, sustainable grazing or
prairie conservation.
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Diverse genetics
We are grateful to the few hard-scrabble
generations of ranch stewards who have been able
to protect their grassland resources. Much has been
lost to a century of policies that favor global trading
over the careful land management and animal
husbandry required to produce healthy, grassland
resources. Ranchers who have been able to
Cleaning plant
Highest quality
hold on are finally beginning to reap the benefits
of their dedication to land stewardship, as more
and more people are committing themselves to a
cleaner and greener life.
Many of our seed mixtures also contain firstrung species on the early successional ladder,
essential to rebuilding native grasslands on
demineralized, mined-out soils.
These conservancy harvests are hardy, droughtWhere ever you plant these seeds - know that we
tolerant species that will be able to survive the
are thankful for your interest in our work.
warmer and drier future climates.
native prairie remnants
Prairie remnant harvest
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life
3051
3068
3155
3111
3162
Habit Blm Height Bloom
Clr
Time
American Beautyberry
P
Pp
Callicarpa americana
Antelope Horns
P
Gr Asclepias asperula
Beardtongue
P
Pk
Penstemon laxiflorus
Bergamo t
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Pp
Monarda fistulosa
Big Red Sage
Rd
Salvia penstemonoides P
3 - 4'
May-Jul
8 - 24" Mar-May
1 - 2' Mar-Jun
1 - 3' May-Jul
1 - 3'
Jun-Oct
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Clr
Bloom
Time
Devil’s Claw
3145
Pp 1 - 2' Jun-Sep
Proboscidea louisianica A
1012 Diamond Petal Primrose A Yw 1 - 3' May-Jun
Oenothera rhombipetala
1017 Eryngo Eryngium leavenworthii
A
Frostweed NEW!
3062
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Verbesina virginica
3144 Giant Coneflower
P
Rudbeckia maxima
G
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G
oldenrod
3165
P
Solidago gigantea
G
olden
D
alea
3057
P
Dalea aurea
G
reen
L
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3154 Schoenocaulon texanum P
Green Milkweed
3101
P
Asclepias viridis
Gulf Coast Penstemon
3114
P
Penstemon tenuis
3063 Jimson Weed
P
Datura inoxia
Lantana
3083
Shrub
Lantana horrida
Limestone Gaura
3096
P
Gaura calcicola
3112 Missouri Primrose
Oenothera missouriensis P
Mormon Tea
3153 Ephedra antisyphylitica Shrub
Yellow Prairie Flax
Windflower
Missouri Primrose
Skeleton Plant
Red Columbine
Frostweed
Prairie Larkspur
Pp
Wt
2- 3'
Aug-Nov
3 - 6' Aug-Nov
Yw 3 - 6'
May-Jun
Yw 3 - 5'
Jul-Nov
Yw 1 - 2'
Jun-Jul
Gr
1 - 2'
Apr-May
Gr
1 - 2'
Apr-Sep
P
18"
Mar-May
Wt 2 - 3'
Apr-Oct
Rd 2 - 3'
Sprg-Fall
Rd 1 - 2'
May-Jun
Yw 1 - 2' Apr-Jun
G
to 3'
Mar-May
Item # Common Name
Botanical Name
Passionflower
3087
P
Passiflora incarnata
3079 Pincushion Daisy
P
Gaillardia suavis
3134 Plateau Agalinis
Agalinis edwardsiana A
P
rairie
Agalinis
1008
A
Agalinis heterophyla
P
rairie
G
oldenrod
3160
P
Solidago nemoralis
3058 Prairie Larkspur
Delphinium virescens P
3104 Prairie Paintbrush
P
Castilleja purpurea
Prairie Parsley
3156
B
Polytaenia nuttalli
!
Priaire Nymph NEW
3176
P
Herbertia lahue
Purple Nightshade
3140
Solanum elaeagnifolium P
Rattlesnake Master
3149
Eryngium yuccifolium P
R
ain
Lily
3094
Cooperia pedunculata P
Red Columbine 3098
Aquilegia canadensis P
Red Dome Blanketflower 3169
P
Gaillardia pinnatifida
Round-Headed Clover
3116 P
Dalea multiflora
Skeleton Plant NEW!
3085
P
Lygodesmia texana
Soil Type
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Clr
Height Bloom
Time
Lav
Vine
Rd
1 - 2' Mar-May
Pk
1 - 3' Aug-Oct
Pk
18"
> > >
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> >
> > >
Aug-Nov
8 - 24" Sep-Oct
Bl
1 - 3' Apr-Jun
6-12" Mar-May
Ppl
1 - 2' Apr-Sep
Red 1 - 2' Mar-May
Yw
1 - 3' Apr-June
Wt
1 - 3' Jun-Jul
Pp
1 - 2' Jul-Aug
9100
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Wt 6 - 12"Apr-May
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8 - 20" Apr-Jul
3129
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3135
9600
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3172
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3163
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Scarlet
Muskflower
All quantities limited
Item # Common Name
Botanical Name
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Yw
Wh
Sunlight
May-Aug
Yw
Pp
Soil Type
3050
3099
3084
3171
3124
Habit Blm Height
Clr
Bloom
Time
Soil Type
Snailseed
P Rd Ber Vine Jul-Aug
Cocculus carolinus
Snapdragon Vine
Maurandya antirrhinifloraP Pp Vine Mar-Sep
Spotted Beebalm
P Yw 1 - 3' May-Aug
Monarda punctata
Standing Cypress
P Yw&Red 2 - 5'May-Jun
Ipomopsis rubra
Standing Winecup
P Pp 1 - 4' Mar-May
Callirhoe digitata
Star Milkweed
P Wt Vine Apr-June
Matelea biflora
Texas Redbud
Cercis canadensis v. texensis Pk Sm.Tree Mar-Apr
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P Pp
2 - 5' May-Jul > > >
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Cirsium texanum
Trumpet Vine
P Org Vine Jun-Sep > > > > ✸ ◗ ❂
Campsis radicans
Turk's Cap
Malvaviscus drummondii Srb Red 2 - 3' May-Nov > > > > ✸ ◗ ❂ ●
Two-Leaved Senna
P Yw 1 - 2' Apr-Oct > > > > ✸ ◗ Cassia roemeriana
Wild Hyacinth
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Camassia scilloides
Windflower NEW!
4 - 16" Feb-Apr
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Yellow Columbine
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Aquilegia chrysanthum P Yw 1 - 3' May
Yellow Prairie Flax
A Yw 6 - 18"Mar-Oct > > > > ✸ ◗
Linum rigidum
Yellow Wild Indigo
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> >
Baptisia sphaerocarpa P Yw 1 - 3' Apr-Jun
Zexmenia
P Yw 1 - 3' May-Sep > > > > ✸ ◗
Zexmenia hispida
Snapdragon Vine
Jimson Weed
Lantana
Limestone Gaura
Pincushion Daisy
Purple Nightshade
Mormon Tea
Passionflower
Snailseed (vine)
Zexmenia
Lee Marlowe
Eryngo
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Curls
3133 Blue
A
Bl 1 - 3' Mar-May > > >
Phacelia congesta
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W
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3093 Blue-eyed Grass N
6-18" Mar-Apr > > > >
Sisyrinchium ensigerum P Bl
B
lue
M
istflower
3173
1 - 3' Jul-Nov > > > >
Conoclinium coelestinum P Bl
B
uffalo
G
ourd
3161
Yw vine May-Sep > > > >
Cucurbita foetidissima P
B
utton
B
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3164
Cephalanthus occidentalis Shrub Wt 5 - 10' Jun-Sep > > >
Cardinal Flower
3095
P
Rd 1 - 4' Jul-Oct > > >
Lobelia cardinalis
3088 Clammyweed
Wt 1 - 3' May-Jul >
Polanisia dodecandra A
Cowpen Daisy
3054
Yw 1 - 4' Apr-Oct >
Verbesina encelioides A
Crow Poison
3150
Wt 4 - 12" Sprg,Fall > > > >
Nothoscordum bivalve P
Cutleaf Evng Primrose
3137
A
Yw 2 - 10" Mar-Oct >
Oenothera laciniata
Blue Mistflower
Sunlight
Texas Redbud Tree
$6 each
&
color
to the world
San Antonio River Authority
Item # Common Name
Botanical Name
Connie Merrill
LBJ Wildflower Center
Sally & Andy Wasowski
packet covers 20 sq ft
Conservancy Seed
Conservancy Seed Packets
Star Milkweed
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Buttonbush
Turk's Cap
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Conservancy Mixes
beautiful seasonal color changes
fall/winter spring/summer
Coastal Prairie Mix
Midway Mix
Midway between the Edwards Plateau and the Trans Pecos. Midway between the tallgrass prairie and the Chihuahuan
desert. There lies an oak savana in transition. NAS finds these remnants and harvests the seeds. Rarely is the harvest
exactly the same year to year. It all depends on the weather. Those of you who have spent any length of time in these
regions can attest, you can count on one thing when it comes to the weather … it is truly unpredictable. We do our best
to offer a predictable mixture. Midway Mix contains species well adapted to the Chihuahuan desert climates. These
hardy drought tolerant species are survivors for the warmer and drier future climates. The Midway Mix also contains
first-rung species on the early-successional ladder that are useful in rebuilding the Edwards Plateau and the Rolling
Plains. Short grasses make smooth transitions back to productive tall grasses with adequate rainfall, while keeping the
ground covered, important to those concerned with the spread of invasive species. These short grasses also have deep
roots, important to those concerned with water quality and ground water issues.
Our work closely aligns with a mission to conserve and restore coastal prairie habitat for the critically endangered Attwater
Prairie Chicken. Every portion of the coastal prairie seed harvested each year carries the potential for use in native habitat
expansion. For example, transitioning rice fields that are beyond their productive life have been restored to a natural condition
with these seeds. Coastal prairie habitat uniquely meets the needs of ground nesting prairie chickens and many other species of
birds including quail.
Texas’ largest remaining coastal prairie remnant, in federally protected status, is located within the Attwater Prairie Chicken
National Wildlife Refuge near Eagle Lake. This refuge contains approximately 10,500 acres, half of which have never been
plowed. Three grandmas ago, a million prairie chickens roamed the Louisiana/Texas coastal prairies. Today, only 52 remain in
a 2 county area of southeast Texas. Many private and public landowners are using these rare seeds to build wildlife corridors
leading to and from the refuge. The unique genetic strain of coastal bluestem found in this region is well adapted to warmer and
wetter climates along the Gulf Coast states, stretching east to Florida.
"The ideal, sustainable, healthy habitat in the Hill Country is a mixture of trees, forbs, and grasses."
- Jim Stanley, Hill Country Landowner's Guide
American Aloe
Asclepias
Aster
Big Bluestem
Boneset
Broomsedge Bluestem
Brownseed Paspalum
Bushy Bluestem
Butterfly Pea
Croton
Cupgrass
Deer Tongue
Eriogonum
Florida Paspalum
Gayfeather
Giant Coneflower
Gulf Coast Muhly
Helianathus
Indiangrass
Little Bluestem
Longspike Tridens
Lupine
Mexican Clover
Native Sedge spp.
Paspalum
Prairie Agalinis
Coastal Prairie Mix Seeding rate 8 lbs / acre
1 lb covers up to 5400 sq ft
D-Pak $9
1-9 lbs $39 / lb
10-49 lbs $38 / lb
Generations of humans, cows, goats, or other livestock has taken its toll on the land. In this book, Jim explains why and
how to encourage the growth of native grasses and woody plants, the presence of songbirds and other native wildlife,
and the health of trees and conservation of water. Both new and established landowners will want to add this book to
their libraries of nature-related and land management references.
see books p. 58
Texas Grama
Hall’s Panicum
Curly Mesquite
Cane Bluestem
Scarlet Muskflower
Prairie Verbena
Sonora Sideoats Grama
Purple Threeawn
Greenthread
Purpletop
Ragweed
Rattlesnake Master
Splitbeard Bluestem
Sugarcane Plumegrass
Switchgrass
Tall Goldenrod
Tall Dropseed
Item # 2801
Red Seed Plantain
Vine Mesquite
Green Sprangletop
Fall Witchgrass
Bladder Pod
Blue Grama
Buffalograss
Texas Cupgrass
Midway Mix Seeding rate 10 lbs / acre
Height
1-5 feet
50+ lbs $37 lb
200 sq ft
Item # 2804
Height
6-18 inches
$39 / lb
D-Pak $9
200 sq ft
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Skeleton Plant
Hooded Windmill Grass
Texas Panicum
Red Grama
Hairy Grama
Yellow Fleabane
Texas Tridens
Six Weeks Grama
Plains Lovegrass
Coastal Prairie Mix - Midway Mix
Ultimately, survival of the Attwater Prairie Chicken and other native wildlife species will depend on people like you to re-create
and protect healthy, diverse habitat. With Texas and many eastern states consisting of up to 98% private lands, it becomes a
matter for each individual steward to do her/his part. Restoring prairie takes years, but dedicated efforts can pay off. Mindful
awareness is required to fulfill obligations to ourselves, our families, nations, the natural world and to the creator. We are
continuing to identify prairie remnants that will increase available genetic diversity. If you know of native remnants suitable for
large-scale harvest, please advise. We appreciate your interest in our work.
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S ite Specific Mixes
Actual photo looking down the
fence lines of land stewardship
Erosion Control Blanket
4ft x 135 ft
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Roll $39
wt 50 lbs
Item #7056
Approximately
$20 S/H
other sizes available
upon request
Shade-Friendly Grass Mix
D-Pak
$9
10-49 lbs $18.95 / lb
1 - 9 lbs $19.95 / lb
50+ lbs
D-Pak $9
$18.25 / lb
200 sq ft
Wildflowers in this mix make effective use of dappled
sunlight in and around woods and other areas of shade.
Mixture of annuals and perennials provide cover year
round.
These shade mixes will also grow in sunny areas
& do very well mixed together!
Item #2862
Height 1-2 feet
$39 / lb
4300 sq ft
Scarlet Sage
Pigeonberry
Height
3-4 feet
Texas Wintergrass
Item #2860
Seeding rate
10 lbs / acre
Sideoats Grama
Finally... a mixture of native grasses for the shade!
These grasses thrive under dappled sunlight in and
around woods and other areas of shade. Mixture of
cool and warm season species provides year round
cover. See our Shade Friendly Wildflower Mix (right).
Scarlet Sage
Winecup
Pigeonberry
Clasping Coneflower
Butterfly Weed
Winecup
Buffalograss
Caliche Mix
Purple Coneflower
Lanceleaf Coreopsis
Golden-Wave
Cutleaf Daisy
Drummond Phlox
Black-Eyed Susan
Inland Sea Oats
Prairie Wildrye
Sideoats Grama
Plains Bristlegrass
Viginia Wildrye
Texas Wintergrass
Purpletop
Inland Sea Oats
Indiangrass
Texas Cupgrass
This photodegradable straw-fiber blanket is perfect for
holding native seed and moisture on erodible slopes
and channels. The single-net construction is designed
to provide erosion control and mulching on moderate
slopes for up to 12 months. Excellent for promoting
seed germination on sloped or flat infertile soils such as
caliche.
Prairie Wildrye
Texas Cupgrass
Sand Dropseed
Sand Lovegrass
Cane Bluestem
Sideoats Grama
Shade-Friendly
Wildflower Mix
Shade-Friendly
Grass Mix
Shade Friendly Wildflowers
Item #4504
1 lb $49
1/4 lb $19
1 pkt $5
2000 sq ft
500 sq ft
20 sq ft
Caliche Mix - Shade-Friendly Mixes
Blue Grama
Buffalograss
Green Sprangletop
Curly Mesquite
Indiangrass
Little Bluestem
Little Bluestem
Sand Dropseed
Meet the harsh challenges of dry, thin caliche soils.
Native perennial grasses will slowly stabilize vegetative
cover. Before planting, please give special consideration
to erosion control, soil organic matter, and seed-to-soil
contact.
Prairie Wildrye
Erosion Control
Blanket
Caliche Mix
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Antelope Horn
Wetland Fringe
Mix
Drainfield Mix
Seeding rate
30 lbs / acre
Big Red Sage #3162
Height
5-6 feet
Cowpen Daisy #3054 Giant Coneflower #3144 Golden Dalea #3057
A perfect collection of colorful, healing diversity for
damaged and disturbed wetland fringe areas. Consider
planting together with taller, moisture-loving grasses
for erosion control and habitat improvement along
water edges.
Item #2861
These conservancy species offered in greater weights at reduced prices - we call them “D-Paks” = "D"iversity
Pitcher Sage
Cutleaf Daisy
Plains Coreopsis
together"
"Consider mixing ‘em
Eastern Gamagrass
Switchgrass
Big Bluestem
Drainfield Mix
$29 each covers 200 sq ft
Wetland Fringe Mix
Seeding rate
20 lbs / acre
Limestone Guara #3096
Passionflower #3087
Pigeonberry #3119
Prairie Parsley #3156
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50+ lbs
$6.95 / lb
1 lb $44
2000 sq ft
1/4 lb $17
500 sq ft
White Prickly Poppy
#3100
Photo by David K. Northington
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Item #1807
Red Dome Blanketflower Standing Cypress #3163
#3169
Yellow & Red Blooms
Snapdragon Vine
#9100
Spiderwort
#3123
Height
1-6 feet
1 - 9 lbs $7.95 / lb
10-49 lbs $7.45 / lb
Gulf Coast Penstemon
#3114
1 pkt $5
20 sq ft
Foxglove #3113
Red Columbine #3098
White Winecup #3053
Antelope Horn #3068
Yellow Prairie Flax
#3084
You get 10 times
the quantity of seed
compared to
conservancy packets...
making it more
economical for you to
add these unique plants
to your patch of earth.
Drainfield Mix - Wetland Fringe Mix
For areas that have periodic moist soils such
as septic tanks, drainage channels, or detention
basins. Native warm season perennial grasses
selected for adaptability to a wide range of
growing conditions. Cereal rye grain provides
quick cool-season cover to help meet county
septic system ordinances.
Clasping Coneflower
Scarlet Sage
Spiderwort
Black-Eyed Susan
Wildflower D-Paks
Photo by Norman G. Flaigg
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3. Broadcast seeds. Use Dam Slope Mix over entire area. Add Wetland Fringe Mix along the bottom 2 feet
near the water's edge for color. Include Upper Slope Wildflowers 2ft above water line.
1 pkt $5
Item #1807
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2. Spread about an inch layer of black compost over the ripped ground to help give seeds a boost. Lightly disc,
only one pass on the contour running sideways...not up and down. Again, leave it rough.
Clasping Coneflower, Scarlet Sage, Spiderwort,
lllinois Bundleflower, Black-Eyed Susan, Pitcher Sage,
Maximilian Sunflower, Obedient Plant, Plains Coreopsis,
Pink Evening Primrose, American Basketflower
500 sq ft
S lope -P ond -B erm
1. Chisel, rip, root plow, cultivate, till or otherwise loosen the front, top and back of dam 2-4'' deep. Make only
one pass running sideways on the contour with implement. Use hand tiller if you can't handle a tractor. Do not
run up and down the slope; unless using a dozer with steel tracks. Leave surface rough, as clods will help disperse rain drops. Put duals on tractor for severe slopes to stabilize the operation. Always think safety first!
A perfect collection of colorful, healing diversity for
damaged and disturbed wetland fringe areas. Consider
planting together with taller, moisture-loving grasses for
erosion control and habitat improvement along water
edges.wildflowers
1/4 lb $17
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1 pkt $5
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2000 sq ft
1000 sq ft
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1/4 lb $15
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Upper Slope Wildflower Mix
1 lb $44
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Dam Slope Mix
Wetland Fringe Mix
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4. Don't let dozer leave linear up and down cleat marks which will start eroding upon the first rain (see
ruts in photo). Keep dozer on site until the last passes are made going up and down the slopes. In this fashion, the dozer will leave cleat marks running with the contour. Cleats could be used to press seeds in. Dozer
imprints and use of Erosion Control Blankets will help stop erosion, hold water, enhance germination and
provide wind protection to seedlings. Pray for mild rains, no frog stranglers.
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Dam Slope Mix - Upper Slope Mix - Wetland Fringe Mix
Plant in the fall. Add to your Dam Slope grass mix if you
seed in the fall. Or it can be fall-overseeded into your
spring-planted Dam Slope grass mix.
wildflowers
Bluebonnets, Purple Prairie Clover, Partridge Pea,
Texas Yellow Star, Gayfeather, White Prairie Clover,
Lemon Mint, Plains Coreopsis, Indian Blanket
Fr in g e
Upper Slope
Wildflower Mix
uffalograss, Eastern Gamagrass, Green Sprangletop,
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Prairie Wildrye, Switchgrass, Little Bluestem,
Blue Grama, Sideoats Grama, Curly Mesquite,
Indiangrass, Texas Cupgrass, Sand Dropseed,
Sand Lovegrass, Bushy Bluestem, Big Bluestem,
Cane Bluestem, White Tridens, Western Wheatgrass
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After years of watching hopeful pond constructions
followed by dismal failures to establish vegetation, this
mixture employs many hardy native grasses known to
succeed the unique and often harsh environments found
on slopes. If you are planting in September - February,
add Cereal Rye Grain at 50% of published rate (see page
61). For example, if you are planting one acre: use 100
lbs of Cereal Rye Grain with 20 lbs of the Dam Slope
Mix. Also see upper slope wildflowers.
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Equipment
Learn to become native to your place
Lesson #101:
(above) Photo depicts careful efforts to control soil loss in a highly erodible situation. Any circumstance where bare
soil is receiving concentrations of flowing water is likely to erode. Use of simple processes can enhance your ability
to establish native vegetation from seed. This loose, sandy soil project, erosion control efforts were tripled by using
hydroseed applications followed by biodegradable straw blankets.
Don't Let Land
Wash Away!
"I really love restoring this land. It gives me such good energy to know I'm bringing
back the grasslands to the days of my grandpa." M. Davis
"I just wasn't sure... until the owner/developer showed how committed he was to protecting
his land. He only wanted natives.. and he wanted it done right.. the first time" New Ulm, Tx
Know the differences of hydro-seeding and hydro-mulching. Native seeds really want to touch the earth... as in seedto-soil contact. Ok, let's put the slightest amount of mulch in the tank for a marker only. Load a measure of seed to cover
appropriate square footage of ground. Add a dose of compost tea, molasses or other bio-starter. But skip the fertilizer.
Natives don't need it, don't want it. Hydro-seed until area is covered with proper seeding rate. Then cap the job with a hydromulch coating. Not too thick - 3/8" thick max. Pray for rain or turn on the water as with any seeding until established.
MOST IMPORTANT!!! Before hydro-seeding natives, clean every crook & cranny to remove every livin' last bermuda
seed from equipment, truck bed, hose nozzles, floorboard and treads of your shoes. Bermuda, an uncontrollabe invasive
grass, does not belong in native plantings.
Electric
A ll S eed T ypes
2 compartment pickerwheel
technology but no hand cranking.
Constructed with a tough, cast
aluminum frame and bronze
bushings, this broadcast seeder
ensures long lasting durability. Used
for broadcasting chaffy and flowable
seed on areas that are too small,
too steep, or inaccessible for other
types of seeding equipment. Electric
gear motor drive for 12 volt system
powers the agitator, picker wheels,
and seed slinger disc to "sling" seed
uniformly. A slide control gate can
be adjusted to set the seeding rate
for small seed. Includes universal
mounting arms for ATV accessory
rack. Also suitable for mounting on
other motorized vehicles.
ATV Electric (all seed)
Operated
Operated
A ll S eed T ypes
F ree -F lowing S eed
2 compartments: 1. sliding gate for freeflowing seed 2. pickerwheel technology
for chaffy seed
Corrosion, tear and weather
resistant nylon bag holds up to 25
pounds of seed. Ideal for planting
Buffalograss in the spring or Texas
Bluebonnets in the fall. Not for use
with chaffy seed mixtures. Simple
yet effective.
Pick up this durable seeder, fill 'er up
with native seeds and put in motion the
easy-to-turn crank. As you walk in a
grid across prepared land, seeds will be
evenly distributed on the soil surface.
Backpack style shoulder straps are
easily adjustable.
For small flowable seeds, move the
slide control gate to set seeding rate.
Sturdy base provides stability for filling
and storage. Add chaffy seeds to the
bigger compartment with the pickerwheel
technology. Spread both types of seeds
simultaneously.
Item #7061 Hand (all seed) $695
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Hand
Hand
Planting tip: Seed slingers
disperse seeds on the surface of
the soil, rake in for better seed to
soil contact.
This photodegradable straw-fiber blanket is perfect for
holding down native seed on slopes, channels and
other highly erodible areas. The single-net construction
is designed to provide erosion control and mulching on
moderate slopes for up to 12 months. Complete English
and Spanish instructions included.
Divide seed in half. Put out
1/2 going north/south. Put out
other 1/2 going east/west. This
will insure maximum uniform
coverage.
Item #7060 Hand (hard seed)
$445
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Erosion Control Blanket
4ft x 135 ft
Item #7063
540 sq ft
Roll $39
wt 50 lbs
Staples
Secure the 6 inch long staples using a hammer to
keep the straw blankets in place. Recommended
180 staples per roll. Staple installation and pattern
guide included with instructions.
View Instructional Video
seedsource.com click on shop..seeders/eqpt
Item #7056 Staples
Approximately
$20 S/H
other sizes available Qty 200
upon request
Item #7057
Bag $19
wt 8 lbs
$40
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ATV
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Prairie Starter
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native tallgrass mix
Native Sun Turf Sq Ft Area
34% Blue Grama + 66% Buffalograss
Item #2850
Item #2851
Item #2852
Item #2854
Item #2853
We know the native people before us, who lived on the land we call Texas, had 445 generations
of experience living here. It is the grass, forming the foundation on which life depends, that
gives us pure clean waters, clear blue skies and fertile organic soils. You can plant these native
seeds and discover for yourself the benefits of prairie!
2,500 sq ft
5,000 sq ft
10,000 sq ft
27,000 sq ft
1 acre - 43,560 sq ft
by weight
8 lbs
15 lbs
30 lbs
80 lbs
130 lbs
$ 105
$ 195
$ 379
$ 999
$1599
Sq Ft Area
Item #2855
Item #2856
Item #2857
Item #2858
Item #2859
2,500 sq ft
5,000 sq ft
6C
10,000 sq ft
sq ft
27,000 sq ft
1 acre - 43,560 sq ft
less than
Height
1-5 feet
10-49 lbs $16.95/lb
50+ lbs $16.25/lb
Photo of Texas Nature Conservancy Clymer Meadow in the Blacklands
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Pounds Value
4% Curly Mesquite + 34% Blue Grama + 62% Buffalograss
Item # 2021
Prairie Starter Mix
Seeding rate
8 lbs / acre
1-9 lbs $18.50/lb
D-Pak $9
Pounds Value Thunder Turf
Order
Order Online
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8 lbs
15 lbs
30 lbs
80 lbs
130 lbs
$ 151
$ 283
$ 565
$1499
$2399
Prairie Starter Mix - Native Sun Turf - Thunder Turf
Blue Grama
Buffalograss
Green Sprangletop
Sand Lovegrass
Sideoats Grama
Sand Dropseed
Little Bluestem
Big Bluestem
Switchgrass
Eastern Gamagrass
Indiangrass
Prairie Wildrye
• Maximum height of grass is 5-8”
• NO extra watering once established
• NO fertilizer required
• NO diseases or pests
Why would you ever get on the Bermudagra$$ or $t. Augustine monoculture treadmill?
By planting non-native exotic grass, your time, money and energy may be wasted.
Activities such as replanting each year, spraying dangerous chemicals, working hours or
days each week on boring maintenance or worse yet — continual watering of exotics
may be required. All are unwise choices for our budgets, the quality of our water, and
our land. Give yourself and the land a break! Plant native turf grass in full sun from spring
to late summer / early fall (needs 60 days of growth before first frost).
For eons, land, water and sky were all stitched together by the plants. The prairie grass was especially good at making
deep fibrous roots, which in turn became humus-rich organic soils. Those same roots, some species over 20 feet deep,
protected the soil during and after each rainfall. The roots served as a sponge and a living filter. Clean fresh water was
preserved in the soil to be released slowly over time. The rainwater that could not be absorbed was filtered clean as it
traveled across the grassland and into the waterways. Immense amounts of green leafy vegetation found on the prairie
served to not only filter water but also absorb carbon from the air...and release back out pure oxygen. Organic soil.
Fresh water. Fresh air. Native plants.
Less than 150 years ago, the great North American prairie stretched from Mexico to Canada. During the past five or six
generations, 99% of the prairie has been consumed by 1) grazing, 2) farming and 3) urbanization. These three major
influences on the prairie are intertwined. All classes of livestock find native prairie grasses to be highly palatable. Farmers
enjoyed the benefit of fertile prairie soils. Ultimately, our cities and road systems have centered on the best prairie land.
Today, less than .004% of the tallgrass prairie remains in Texas.
Cut maintenance cost and time in half
N ative Grass Mixes Lawns & high-traffic spaces
Native Sun Turf
Thunder Turf
2 shortgrass kits for N ative
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And to fulfill our obligations to ourselves,
our families, nations, the natural world,
to the creator.
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that only yesterday was so vast,
how can it be
that so little remains?
we have seeds native to these eco-regions
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WHAT IS A NATIVE?
Six Story Sequence
Photo of Flinthills Prairie in Kansas
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Native American Seed harvests and sells only the seeds native to the eco-regions on the centerfold map in this
catalog. We do not offer any seeds from India, China, Peru, Germany or Chile. We encourage people to consider
planting original prairie species. What could be better? What could be smarter? What could be more sustainable?
W hat
is a
That next summer we found ourselves on the
Blackland Prairie with dry, cracked open soil. I
remember my buffalo cousin stepped in a deep
crack in the black clay and broke her ankle. She was
born up in northern Kansas and had been separated
from her family last year during a wildfire. The
move south was too much for her. She never did
adapt to the hot summer and sure enough that
cracked ground and broken ankle did her in.
the truth of the matter is those seeds just didn’t
digest very well. Some were laid out in little piles
on the ground by the banks of the Brazos. We
didn’t know anything about bagged fertilizer back
then, but those Black-Eyed Susan seeds readily
sprouted. You could hear the young sprouts
mentioning to the old time residents that they felt
at home and looked familiar, as in family.
Americas Before Columbus
by Charles C. Mann 541 pp, softcover
ITEM #6046
As time went the Black-Eyed Susans could be
heard saying what a good neighborly exchange had
been made. They felt stronger because of joining
together as a family. “We could get along for an
eternity doing this. Your kids and my kids can
sustain for a long time,” they said. The surviving
buffalo were all in agreement even though many
changes are known to be coming. And that is the
way of it. At this moment it was said...
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Unknown Interior of America
160 pp,
3.
ITEM #6042
softcover
$17.00
One Vast Winters Count
Native American West before Lewis &
Clark by Calloway 597 pp, hardcover
ITEM #6043
$19.95
4. The Worst Hard Time
by Timothy Egan Pulitzer Prize winner.
340 pp,
We buffalo spoke among the Black-Eyed
Susan sprouts that autumn and then again to the
flowers in the spring. The bees and the butterflies
were buzzing around mixing up the pollen grains
of the new black-eyes with the old black-eyes
and all the neighbors got to know each other.
And just maybe the slightest little chromosomes
were exchanged, thanks to us and the bees. The
newcomers from the Red River contributed a little
strength to protect from cold snaps that come
along with those blue northers. The Red River
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ITEM #6044
softcover
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5. Hard Scrabble
Observations on a Patch of Land
by John Graves 271 pp,
softcover
ITEM #6047
$14.95
6. My Ishmael by Daniel Quinn
304 pp,
softcover
ITEM #6045
$18.00
“Some things will never change. Native plants will always belong.
And don’t be afraid to make a move.”
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Being the kind of day it was and the type
of breakfast we had up on the Red River, well
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black-eye was accustomed to cold weather. And
then, of course, the Waco family of black-eyes gave
little secrets to the Red River black-eyes that taught
how to live in the heat of a summer drought.
N ative ?
Consider about how far can a buffalo run. The
ways of the buffalo can give us simple truths. Try
being yourself, the largest mammal remaining
on the continent. You might be found on the red
earth bank of a river in Oklahoma. The native
meadow lay before you with lush prairie grasses
making their nutritious seedheads. Sunflowers
and gayfeathers are bountiful. As you graze, the
daytime heats up into an afternoon thunderstorm.
Bolts of lightening crash down by your side.
Being very scared, all your family of brothers
and sisters, aunts, uncles, mom, dad and your
great grandmother take to the hoof running. All
run with you ‘til dark and most end up in Texas
around Waco on the Brazos River. Others in the
tribe ran a different way and were never to be
seen again.
hinking of scattering
seeds around your place?
Wondering which seeds belong? Knowing what happened in the past
is essential to make meaningful, lasting
changes to the future. Read this series in
order. Learn what has occurred over the
course of human history that got us to where
we are right now. Learn to better understand
where we should be going from here.
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"Where
Blue Flax
Wildflowers bloom, so does hope."
Common Name
Sand
>
Caliche
>
X All day full sun
w Half day full sun, half day shade
Sunlight filtered through leaves
b l Less than two hours of sun
Loam
Sand
perennial
bloom May – Sept
height 1 – 2 feet
Botanical name
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
b
Soil Moisture
Shade
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Sand
>
Moist
Item #3148
annual - completes its life cycle from seed
through maturity, then reseeding itself in
one year or season. most annuals should
be planted summer/fall for spring blooms
Item #3139
Full
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
X
1/4 lb $15
Medium-Moist
Item # 1013
1 pkt $5
Item #1007
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1 lb $24
Asclepias tuberosa
Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
b
1/4 lb $9
1 oz $5
1 lb $189
Caliche
seeding Rate
10 lb per acre
1 oz per 275 sq ft
Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
1/4 lb $55
b
Soil Moisture
Shade
1 oz $23
Well Drained
1 pkt $5
Dracopis amplexicaulis
seeding rate
3 lb per acre
1 oz per 900 sq ft
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
1 lb $19
Caliche
Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
1/4 lb $8
Soil Moisture
Shade
1 oz $5
Medium-Moist
1 pkt $3
Helianthus annuus
A patch of these sunflowers in your flower bed will be a welcome site to numerous birds
and butterflies offering you hours of beauty and wonder. Can be also planted in fields for
dove, quail and songbirds to use as food. A favorite of the American Goldfinch. The young
sprouts are perty tasty on salads for humans too!
seeding rate
5 lb per acre
1 oz per 550 sq ft
annual
bloom: May - Oct
height 2 - 8'
Sand
>
Soil Moisture
Shade
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
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Common Sunflower
Rudbeckia hirta
seeding rate
2 lb per acre
1 oz per 1350 sq ft
Caliche
Sand
>
Sand
>
Soil Moisture
Shade
1 oz $9
annual/ short lived perennial
bloom May – Nov
height 1 – 3 feet
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
1 pkt $6
annual
bloom: Apr - June
height 1 - 2'
This familiar old-time plant is easy to grow in a wide variety of locations and soil conditions.
During years of drought it may remain dormant, waiting until favorable rainfall occurs. A
good nectar plant for butterflies, and deer resistant.
Sand
>
Dry
Very easy to grow. Often found along drainages or bottomland farm fields when left fallow
after cultivation. Clasping Coneflower is named for the way the base of the leaves clasp
themselves around the stem of the plant. Grows from Georgia to Texas.
seeding rate
10 lb per acre
1 oz per 275 sq ft
B l a c k -E y e d S u s a n
Clasping Coneflower
Centaurea americana
annual
bloom: May - June
height 2 - 5'
1 lb $39
w
Soil Moisture
Shade
perennial
bloom May – Sep
height 10 - 20 inches
Turn over this three inch bloom and look at the intricately woven basket underneath!
Butterflies flock to this flower and it provides good food for dove and quail. It blooms
profusely in springtime. Seeds are large with hard shells that need winter exposure to open.
Item #1010
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
perennial - lives years from a permanent
root system. can be planted most anytime
Caliche
Full
biennial - requires 2 years to complete
the life cycle. can be planted most anytime
Caliche
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
Caliche
>
“My first thought was that I had seen a ‘burning bush.’ The fiery-orange blooms of the butterfly weed are vivid beyond belief. Butterflies frantically flit from flower to flower.” - Zoe
Kirkpatrick in her book, Wildflowers of the Western Plains. A plant that does equally well in
home garden and in wilder spaces.
packet covers 20 sq ft
Sand
>
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
seeding rate
8 lb per acre
1 oz per 350 sq ft
B u t t e r f l y We e d
Picture of emergent seedling
Clay
Linum lewisii
For those who live west of IH-35, this blue wildflower offers summer to early fall blooms
that are about an inch across, opening in the morning and dropping their petals by the
afternoon. You’ll have new blooms each morning throughout the flowering season. It likes to
be planted in sand, but will tolerate other well drained soils.
Lady Bird Johnson 1912 - 2007
suggested seeding rates
can be increased 3-4 times
for fuller coverage sooner
Wildflowers
Well Drained
Item # 1028
1 pkt $3
1 lb $11
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
Caliche
>
Full
X
1/4 lb $7
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
1 oz $5
Soil Moisture
Shade
Moist
1 pkt $3
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Gayfeather
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Wildflowers
Liatris mucronata
An important plant in the fall during butterfly and hummingbird migrations, this perennial
sometimes requires two years before making a bloom. Strong roots grow down as deep as
16 feet, and will easily cling to any poor, infertile, well-drained soil. Also makes a good cut
flower.
perennial
bloom Aug – Dec
height 1 – 3 feet
SCHOOL GARDENS
Native plants can help to grow your community
as well as provide wildlife habitat!
Cutleaf Daisy
Item #1020
Item #1014
Sand
>
1 lb $34
Caliche
>
Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
1/4 lb $11
Drummond Phlox
b
1 oz $8
Medium
Item #1030
1 pkt $5
Item #3059
1 lb $39
Caliche
Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
1/4 lb $15
Foxglove
b
1 oz $9
Well Drained
Item # 1809
1 pkt $3
Item #3113
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Sand
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Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
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Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
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Liatris pycnostachya
seeding rate
10 lb per acre
1 oz per 275 sq ft
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
Caliche
Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
1/4 lb $29
Soil Moisture
Shade
1 oz $17
Medium-Moist
1 pkt $5
Coreopsis basalis
seeding rate
3 lb per acre
1 oz per 900 sq ft
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Clay
>
1 lb $49
Caliche
Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
1/4 lb $19
b
Soil Moisture
Shade
1 oz $13
Well Drained
1 pkt $5
Thelesperma filifolium
annual / perennial
bloom Feb – Nov
height 12 inches
Sand
>
Soil Moisture
Shade
1 oz $17
Well Drained
This dependable bloomer shows its golden heads throughout the year after adequate rainfall.
Often found growing in shallow soils, the ripened seeds are a food source for the painted
bunting. Also a good larval for butterflies, it is found from Arkansas across to Colorado and
down to Mexico.
seeding rate
4 lb per acre
1 oz per 675 sq ft
Caliche
>
Sand
>
G re e n t h re a d
Penstemon cobaea
Wild Foxglove is one of the loveliest springtime sights on the prairie. It spends most of
the year as a small, insignificant rosette, then shoots up 1 foot stems before blooming in
the spring. Each purple to white bloom is about 2–3 inches long, arranged upon the stem in
magnificent clusters.
perennial
bloom Apr – May
height 12 – 18”
annual
bloom: Apr - Jul
height 8 - 16"
Soil Moisture
Shade
w
Soil Moisture
Shade
Golden-Wave is a foundation plant in many wildflower meadows throughout central Texas.
It is found on sandy and limestone soils of prairies and woodland openings. Abundant over
much of the area from the eastern half of Texas west to New Mexico.
seeding rate
10 lb per acre
1 oz per 275 sq ft
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Clay
>
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
1/4 lb $29
G o l d e n -Wa v e
Phlox Drummondii
The range of this wildflower is the grasslands, hillsides and woodland openings in east,
south and central Texas. Note its preference for sandy sites. The flowers often form solid
blankets of color.
annual
bloom: Mar - June
height 6 - 18"
Full
perennial
bloom Aug – Dec
height 1 – 3 feet
Soil Moisture
Shade
1 lb $69
Caliche
>
Sometimes called Blazing Star in the northern regions, this plant is found throughout the
tallgrass prairies. We found this perennial growing in thick stands on damp, sandy clay near
the Katy prairies. Adapted to the 30-40” rainfall areas from the Gulf of Mexico north through
the Blacklands and open bottomlands of the Piney woods.
seeding rate
18 lb per acre
1 oz per 150 sq ft
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
G a y f e a t h e r, B l a z i n g S t a r
Engelmannia pinnatifida
Also called Engelmann Daisy, this is a reliable plant during times of drought. It attracts
sparrows, painted buntings and finches, and grows in a wide variety of soils from Nebraska to
Colorado to Mexico. We have witnessed turkeys and ladybugs nesting in our farm patch.
perennial
bloom Feb – Nov
height 1 – 3 feet
Sand
>
seeding rate
10 lb per acre
1 oz per 275 sq ft
Well Drained
Item #1026
1 pkt $6
1 lb $39
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
seeding rate
6 lb per acre
1 oz per 450 sq ft
Caliche
>
Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
1/4 lb $15
N at i v e AOrder
m e ri ca
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1 oz $9
Soil Moisture
Shade
Well Drained
1 pkt $5
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Huisache Daisy
Lanceleaf
Amblyolepis setigera
Item #3130
Sand
>
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
seeding rate
8 lb per acre
1 oz per 350 sq ft
Caliche
>
Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
1/4 lb $15
1 oz $9
perennial
bloom May – July
height 2 – 3 feet
Soil Moisture
Shade
Sand
>
Well Drained
Item #3056
1 pkt $6
Item #3075
Sand
>
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
1 lb $24
Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
1/4 lb $9
Indian Blanket
b
1 oz $5
Sand
>
Medium Moist
Item #1005
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
1 lb $20
1/4 lb $8
Indian Paintbrush
Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
1 oz $5
Well Drained
Item #1006
1 pkt $3
Item #1011
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Sand
>
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
1 pkt $3
Aphanostephus sp.
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
seeding rate
1 lb per acre
1 oz per 2700 sq ft
Caliche
Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
Soil Moisture
Shade
1 oz $49
Medium
1 pkt $6
Monarda citriodora
Sand
>
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
1 lb $20
seeding rate
3 lb per acre
1 oz per 900 sq ft
Caliche
1/4 lb $8
Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
1 oz $5
Soil Moisture
Shade
Well Drained
1 pkt $3
Helianthus maximiliani
perennial
bloom Aug – Oct
height 4 – 6 feet
Soil Moisture
Shade
Well Drained
Easy to grow and very grand, the Maximilian Sunflower is a beautiful plant even before it
blooms, forming a circular-shaped colony that needs lots of space to express itself. It likes
moist soils, and provides food in the form of seed for birds and small mammals. A good
larval plant for butterflies, and important nectar source for butterflies and bees.
seeding rate
0.25 lb per acre
1 oz per 11000 sq ft
Caliche
1 oz $5
Castilleja indivisa
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center found that this plant grows in companion with
thin grasses on which it attaches its roots. Good larval food source and nectar plant for
butterflies. Grows well in parts of Texas and Oklahoma.
annual
bloom: Mar - May
height 6 - 18"
b
annual
bloom: May - July
height 1 - 3'
Soil Moisture
Shade
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Soil Moisture
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This native annual grows from Missouri to Kansas to Mexico. Aromatic foliage makes
this plant deer resistant. Citriodora is used as a natural insect repellent. Native Americans
incorporated the use of its leaves for edible greens, seasoning, and an aromatic tea.
seeding rate
10 lb per acre
1 oz per 275 sq ft
Caliche
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
1/4 lb $8
Lemon Mint
Gaillardia pulchella
This is a favorite of folklore stories. It grows widely across the region from the gulf coastal
beaches northward through Oklahoma and beyond. It is easy to grow in mixtures of springtime wildflowers. Indian Blanket is rarely eaten by deer and has a special relationship with
fireflies. State flower of Oklahoma.
Sand
>
X
Item #3064
1 pkt $3
annual
bloom: May - July
height 1 - 2'
Full
annual
bloom: Mar - Jun
height 4 - 16"
Soil Moisture
Shade
1 lb $19
Caliche
For early spring blooms, this short annual provides a sparkling white ray-like flower with a
bright yellow center. Abundant in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, southern
Mississippi, Alabama, and the panhandle of Florida.
seeding rate
15 lb per acre
1 oz per 175 sq ft
Caliche
>
seeding rate
10 lb per acre
1 oz per 275 sq ft
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
Lazy Daisy
Desmanthus illinoensis
A native legume that is often found on prairies, and abundantly in times of above-average
rainfall. This plant is highly palatable to livestock and the seeds are an important food source
for quail, turkey and other ground birds. Its delicate white blossoms give way to interesting
seedheads in the late summer / early fall.
perennial
bloom May - Sep
height 1 – 3 feet
Coreopsis lanceolata
Easy to establish and evergreen, Lanceleaf Coreopsis grows in a variety of conditions
and soils including dappled sunlight at the edges of wooded areas. Whether you call it
“Tickseed” depends on what part of the country you’re from! Range is most of central,
midwestern and southeastern US and northern New Mexico.
Blooming profusely for about two months in mid spring, this short annual is particularly
good for home plantings or mass plantings in fields or roadsides. Huisache Daisy is
becoming a favorite. Makes good nectar plant for butterflies.
annual
bloom: Apr - Jun
height 6 - 18"
Wildflowers
c o re o p s i s
Well Drained
Item #1018
1 pkt $5
Sand
>
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
1 lb $49
seeding rate
4 lb per acre
1 oz per 675 sq ft
Caliche
Full
X
1/4 lb $19
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
1 oz $13
Soil Moisture
Shade
Medium-Moist
1 pkt $5
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Mealy Blue Sage
P i n k E v e n i n g P r i m ro s e
Salvia farinacea
This beautiful native prairie plant is very drought tolerant, blooming with little rainfall
even on poor, shallow soils. Deer don’t appreciate its aromatic scent, so it will thrive nicely
where other, more palatable forbs might have a hard time settling in. Has been used by tribal
peoples as a healing plant, and the leaves make a refreshing tea.
perennial
bloom Apr – May
height 1 – 3 feet
Item #1027
Pink Evening Primrose is semi-evergreen, and makes a good ground cover. It also
provides a nice splash of diversity in a lawn or landscape. Grows throughout much of the
southeastern US and west through Texas into Mexico - and up through the plains states of
Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas.
seeding rate
6 lb per acre
1 oz per 450 sq ft
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
>
>
>
>
1/4 lb $30 Mexican Hat
Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
perennial
bloom Mar – July
height 1 – 2 feet
Soil Moisture
Shade
1 oz $12
Sand
>
Well Drained
Item #1022
1 pkt $6
Sand
>
Item #1004
1 lb $19
Caliche
>
Full
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
X
w
1/4 lb $8
Partridge Pea
1 oz $5
Well Drained
Item #1025
1 pkt $3
Item #1016
Sand
>
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
1 lb $24
Full
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
X
w
Well Drained
Item #1003
1/4 lb $9
Pigeonberry 1 oz $5
1 pkt $3
Item #3119
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Sand
>
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
Full
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
b
D-Pak $29
1 pkt $3
Salvia azurea
Sand
>
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
seeding rate
3 lb per acre
1 oz per 900 sq ft
Caliche
>
Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
Soil Moisture
Shade
Medium
1 pkt $6
Coreopsis tinctoria
Sand
>
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
1 lb $19
seeding rate
2 lb per acre
1 oz per 1350 sq ft
Caliche
Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
1/4 lb $8
Soil Moisture
Shade
1 oz $5
Medium-Moist
1 pkt $3
Ratibida columnifera
perennial
bloom Apr – July
height 1 – 3 feet
Soil Moisture
Shade
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Medium Moist
Cousin to the Mexican Hat, but without the extra splash of “Ole!” the Prairie Coneflower is a
good nectar plant for butterflies, and unpalatable to deer, goats, sheep and cattle. Prolific and
easy to grow in almost any well drained soil.
seeding rate
6 lb per acre
1 oz per 500 sq ft
Caliche
Soil Moisture
Shade
1 oz $13
Prairie Coneflower
Rivina humilis
Birds love the bright red berries of this hardy, low-growing native, and during bloom season
the berries often start appearing alongside the delicate pink and white blossoms that give
birth to them. We’ve got Pigeonberry planted in many different spots on our land, including
under trees and even under our carport where no sun ever reaches - and they do just fine!
perennial
bloom May – Oct
height 1 – 2 feet
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annual
bloom: Mar - July
height 1 - 2'
Soil Moisture
Shade
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
An easy to grow native annual. Good for roadside plantings. It grows in areas with 15 or
more inches of rainfall all the way to the East Coast. Plains Coreopsis is a good nectar
plant for butterflies. Native Americans made tea from flowers to strengthen the blood. We
have used it as a nurse crop in combination with native prairie grass plantings.
seeding rate
20 lb per acre
1 oz per 130 sq ft
Caliche
Full
1/4 lb $23
P l a i n s C o re o p s i s
Cassia fasciculata
This native prairie legume has the ability to add nitrogen to the soil. Partridge Pea is a
good bloomer in the heat of the summer and a good food source for dove, quail, turkey
and numerous songbirds. Grows from central US to the east coast.
annual
bloom: June - Oct
height 1 - 3'
Caliche
>
perennial
bloom May – Nov
height 2 – 3 feet
Soil Moisture
Shade
1 lb $64
seeding rate
1 lb per acre
1 oz per 2700 sq ft
One of the tallest native salvias, this plant can be found growing in small colonies in rich,
fertile tallgrass prairies. Its aromatic scent makes it deer resistant, and it blooms well into the
fall under favorable conditions. Grows from South Carolina across to Nebraska and down to
Mexico.
seeding rate
2 lb per acre
1 oz per 1350 sq ft
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
Pitcher Sage
Ratibida columnifera
Prolific and widespread throughout the prairie regions, Mexican Hat is a good nectar
plant for butterflies - and deer, goats, sheep and cattle absolutely refuse to eat it! Hence its
reputation as a “weed” not particularly welcomed by ranchers. Very easy to grow, from
Minnesota and Montana down to Louisiana and across to Mexico.
perennial
bloom Apr – July
height 1 – 3 feet
Wildflowers
Oenothera speciosa
Moist - Dry
Item #1029
1 pkt $6
Sand
>
1 lb $39
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
seeding rate
2 lb per acre
1 oz per 1350 sq ft
Caliche
>
Full
X
1/4 lb $15
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
1 oz $9
Soil Moisture
Shade
Well Drained
1 pkt $5
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Scarlet Sage
Glandularia bipinnatifida var. bipinnatifida
Hardy and versatile, this tough plant can thrive in a wide variety of conditions. It can
be evergreen in southern regions in the winter, and is quite happy to grow in dappled
sunlight under the trees. We have it around our guest cabin at the farm, where it attracts
hummingbirds throughout the summer. It’s deer resistant, too.
This low, trailing or creeping perennial is drought tolerant and long-blooming. Ranges
throughout the Great Plains and portions of the Southwest. Masses of purple blooms and a
sweet fragrance attract butterflies. It will also grow nicely in a pot - just don’t use the potting
soil that comes with extra fertilizers built in.
perennial
bloom Mar – Oct
height 4 – 12 inches
Item #3067
Sand
>
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
perennial
bloom May – Oct
seeding rate
2 lb per acre
1 oz per 1530 sq ft
Caliche
>
Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
Purple Coneflower
Sand
>
Soil Moisture
Shade
Medium
Item #3073
1 pkt $6
Item #1023
Sand
>
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
1 lb $33
Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
1/4 lb $13
b
1 oz $6
Well Drained
Item #1009
1 pkt $3
P urple C oneflower , N arrow L eaf
Item #1015
Sand
>
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
1 lb $99
Full
X
w
1/4 lb $38
Well Drained
Item #3123
1 pkt $5
Photo by David Northington
Item #1021
Sand
1 lb $33
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
1/4 lb $13
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A mericaSneed
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1 oz $8
Sand
>
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
seeding rate
2 lb per acre
1 oz per 1350 sq ft
Caliche
Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
1/4 lb $38
Soil Moisture
Shade
1 oz $26
Medium
1 pkt $6
Tradescantia occidentalis
Sand
>
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
seeding rate
10 lb per acre
1 oz per 275 sq ft
Caliche
>
Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
b
Soil Moisture
Shade
D-Pak $29
Medium-Moist
1 pkt $6
Ipomopsis rubra
biennial
bloom May – June
height 2 – 5 feet
Soil Moisture
Shade
1 pkt $3
A spectacular red flowering biennial that attracts butterflies and hummingbirds in droves.
It thrives in a wide range of soils from caliche to rich bottomlands, from North Carolina to
Florida and across the south to Texas, and can grow up to five feet tall. May also bloom the
second spring after planting.
seeding rate
4 lb per acre
1 oz per 675 sq ft
Caliche
>
Medium-Moist
Corydalis curvisiliqua
S t a n d i n g C y p re s s
Dalea purpurea var. purpurea
Nature has its own way of healing damaged lands, and this legume is but one of many. It is
often found growing on severely eroded land or depleted soils, including rocky limestone and
caliche. The seeds are an important food source for quail and other ground birds.
perennial
bloom June – July
height 1 – 3 feet
1 oz $9
perennial
bloom Apr – June
Soil Moisture
Shade
1 oz $26
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Sunlight
Partial Dappled
Soil Moisture
Shade
With its wide blue-green leaf blades, this plant looks almost like an ornamental grass. Often
called “Prairie Spiderwort” or “Western Spiderwort,” it grows in the prairie states all the
way up to Canada, east through Louisiana and west into Arizona. Commonly found in moist
but well drained areas.
seeding rate
10 lb per acre
1 oz per 275 sq ft
Caliche
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
b
1/4 lb $15
Spiderwort
Echinacea angustifolia
More rare and more site specific than Echinacea purpurea, this plant likes well drained slopes
in the tallgrass prairie regions. Good nectar plant for butterflies. Thick stands are rarely found
in the wild, probably due to over-harvesting in the late 1800s for medicinal uses. All parts of
this plant including roots can be used for this purpose.
perennial
bloom May – June
height 2 feet
Full
X
annual
bloom: Feb - Apr
height 8 - 10"
Soil Moisture
Shade
1 lb $39
Caliche
>
Flowers in early spring with a 6-8 week bloom time. This plant is found in open fields or
along roadsides. These seeds are a favorite food source for dove in late spring. Easy to
grow. Sow seed in fall.
seeding rate
10 lb per acre
1 oz per 275 sq ft
Caliche
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
seeding rate
8 lb per acre
1 oz per 350 sq ft
Scrambled Eggs
Echinacea purpurea
This easy to grow native perennial is often used in garden landscapes, and is one of the very
best plants to attract butterflies. Will last for a week or longer as a cut flower if you refresh
the water regularly...can be planted in Spring or Fall.
perennial
bloom Apr – May
height 2 feet
Wildflowers
Salvia coccinea
Medium Moist
Item #3082
1 pkt $5
Sand
>
1lb $59
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
seeding rate
6 lb per acre
1 oz per 450 sq ft
Caliche
>
Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
1/4 lb $21
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b
1 oz $15
Soil Moisture
Shade
Well Drained
1 pkt $5
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White Prickly Poppy
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia
If you want to attract dove, this is the native plant to do it! Birds love the seeds just as
much as the common sunflower. This plant offers early-season food supply. Blooms are
big, 4-5 inches across. Be aware of the stickery fibers that protect the plant. A prolific
annual that spreads easily, this is our native poppy.
Sow this seed thickly to create a succession of blooms for a six-month period. Single plants
may be in flower for two months then go to seed. They look great on a rocky slope. This is
one of the showiest wildflowers for the fall. Its range is Canada to Mexico.
Photo Zoe M. Kirkpatrick
Item #3138
Sand
>
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
1 lb $74
Caliche
>
Full
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
X
w
1/4 lb $32
Te x a s B l u e b o n n e t
Sand
>
Soil Moisture
Shade
1 oz. $18
Well Drained
Item #1002
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
1 lb $16.49
Full
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
X
1/4 lb $7.25
Te x a s Ye l l o w S t a r
1 oz $4.85
Well Drained
Item #3053
1 pkt $4
Item #3141
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
1 lb $49
Caliche
Full
X
1/4 lb $19
Shade
Well Drained
1 pkt $5
Photo by Robert Sloan
Item #1024
1 lb $49
Full
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
X
1/4 lb $19
1 oz $13
Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
b
Soil Moisture
Shade
D-Pak $29 Well Drained
1 pkt $6
Callirhoe leiocarpa
seeding rate
4 lb per acre
1 oz per 675 sq ft
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
Caliche
>
Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
b
Soil Moisture
Shade
D-Pak $29
Well Drained
1 pkt $6
Callirhoe involucrata
perennial
bloom Feb – June
Soil Moisture
Shade
Caliche
>
The wine-colored blooms of this low-growing perennial make a beautiful addition to home
gardens, providing spring and early summer color across the prairie states from Texas to
North Dakota and as far west as Utah. Rosettes remain green in the winter. In the photo at
left, a beneficial soldier beetle (cousin to the lightning bug) is at work.
seeding rate
3 lb per acre
1 oz per 900 sq ft
Caliche
>
1 pkt $6
seeding rate
5 lb per acre
1 oz per 550 sq ft
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
Winecup
White Prairie Clover ranges from Canada to Mexico, and like its cousin Purple Prairie
Clover is a legume that captures nitrogen from the air and stores it in nodules on the roots.
Plant it with other legumes and short grasses on thin soils, or highly erodable land, to begin a
healing process and rebuild soil fertility.
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Clay
>
Well Drained
Callirhoe involucrata var. lineariloba
Item #1032
Dalea candida var. candida
perennial
bloom June – July
height 2 – 3 feet
Sand
>
Sand
>
Soil Moisture
1 oz $13
White Prairie Clover
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w
D-pak $29
annual
bloom: Mar - May
height 1 - 3'
seeding rate
12 lb per acre
1 oz per 225 sq ft
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
b
Soil Moisture
Shade
We stumbled upon this beauty on a backroad not far from the farm. Growing along a
wooded edge, we gathered a few seeds and planted them the day after 9-11. Easy to grow,
serves as a great reminder that each of us has the right and responsibility to create a little
spot of health on an ailing planet.
Texas Yellow Star begins flowering when 2 inches tall, and continues blooming while
growing taller. In a cultivated flower beds we’ve seen it get up to 30" tall with hundreds of
blooms. Beautiful dried seed heads!
Sand
>
w
Winecup, Annual
Lindheimera texana
annual
bloom: Mar - Oct
height 6 - 20"
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
perennial
bloom Feb – June
height 6 - 12 inches
Soil Moisture
Shade
Full
Delicate looking but durable and long-lived, the snow-white petals of White Winecup are
sometimes streaked with red or purple. The plant produces strong root tubers that help it
spread gradually over the years. Low growing and green in winter in the southern regions of
its range.
seeding rate
20 lb per acre
1 oz per 130 sq ft
Caliche
>
Caliche
>
White Winecup
Lupinus texensis
The state flower of Texas! Prefers hillsides and well drained areas. Bluebonnets are thought to
have originated on the granitic soils of the Llano Uplift. Because Texas Bluebonnet is an
annual plant, next year's crop will only grow from previous years' seeds. Allow your
wildflowers to fully mature and ripen their seeds before mowing.
Sand
>
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
Item #3100
1 pkt $5
annual
bloom: Mar - May
height 6 - 20"
seeding rate
10 lb per acre
1 oz per 275 sq ft
annual
bloom: Mar - July
height 2 - 4'
seeding rate
5 lb per acre
1 oz per 550 sq ft
annual
bloom: May - Oct.
height 4 - 16"
Wildflowers
Argemone albiflora
Well Drained
Item #3052
1 pkt $5
Sand
>
seeding rate
5 lb per acre
1 oz per 550 sq ft
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
Caliche
>
Full
X
1/4 lb $89
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
1 oz $38
b
Soil Moisture
Shade
Well Drained
1 pkt $6
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Packet size is standard
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500 mg seed per pkt
Our men gathered some tools together and headed out to
the rescue of some Eastern Gamagrass on the late RC
Mauldin's home place near Waco. While we were planting
the roots back at the Junction farm, bulldozers leveled RC's
lifetime of work for a new subdivision. These roots are now
growing and happily multiplying in hopes that you may
benefit from these men's work. R.C. Mauldin was an elder
and mentor to many people of rangeland, soil and water
conservation work in the early-mid 1900's.
Order 1 bundle + we'll automatically include a 2nd for free!
Sale applies to all eco-types.
Live Roots
Artemesia Artemisia ludoviciana
#2516
silver-gray foliage, fragrant crushed or
burned. the ancients made smudge
sticks to cleanse tipi, heart ‘n soul
Helianthus maximiliani
#2501
Gamagrass Blackland
Tripsacum dactyloides
Gayfeather (sold individually)
Liatris mucronata $3.95
each #2519
thrives in well-drained soils.
butterflies flock to this great nectar
source in fall migration (p 39)
Tall Goldenrod
Solidago altissima
#2503
great for stabilizing wet areas and
a nectar producer for fall butterflies
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#2505
this eco-type from the blackland
prairie. all gamagrasses are excellent
streambank stabilizers
loves moist areas, this perennial
sunflower produces nutritional seeds
for birds in late fall
(p 41)
Gamagrass Plateau Tripsacum dactyloides
We now offer live roots by the handful in the hopes that
they may thrive on your land too. We have come to know
these plants by their strength and ability to grow and spread.
These plants are especially useful in erosion control, wetland
and wildlife habitat restoration. We dig and ship roots every
Tuesday. Please be ready to plant & water your roots
A.S.A.P. after receipt of order.
#2504
formerly the most dominant grass
on the tall grass prairie. found this
eco-type at 2000' above sea level
on far west end of edwards plateau
Guadalupe Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
#2518
wildlife habitat plant found on river
banks in tx. hill coutry. great for wet or
highly erosion prone areas
Prairie Wildrye Elymus canadensis
#2512
Texas Bluegrass
#2507
Poa arachnifera
uncommon cool season evergreen
perennial. loves shade or full sun.
short 8-10", really easy & fast to grow
Texas Cupgrass
Eriochloa sericea
#2515
good native prairie indicator, though
mostly grazed out. birds love the
nutritional seeds
(p 56)
Texas Wintergrass
Nasella leucotricha
#2513
12-14" ht, lush cool season growth.
dormant in summer, but stays green,
requiring no mow, no water
(p 57)
Upland Switchgrass #2511
Panicum virgatum
fast growing, highly productive forage
grass with deep perennial roots. this
eco-type from central Texas
not as aggressive and blends well
with other upland grasses and forbs.
excellent for birds & mammals (p 56)
Gamagrass Rolling Plains #2506
Waco Indiangrass
eco-type from north Texas area.
gamagrass often grows on uplands in
the deeper soils
a new addition to our root offerings.
seed also available by the lb. grows
3-4' ht with fall bloom
(p 53)
#2500
lush cool season perennial evergreen
grass. sun or shade (p 54)
Eastern Gamagrass Sale
Wildflower
Grass
Live Roots
Two wildflower packet designs created to allow space for Your Message.
Order them as is & we ship fast (make your own message using stick-on labels) OR better yet Call us! With a minimum order of 1,000 & 60 days notice, we can personalize any type of seed packet.
Values depend on technical requirements of design.
Order Gift Packets without personalization:
Item #
L IVE ROOTS
Gift Packets: Bundles of 50 each
Sorghastrum nutans
#2517
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B u f fa l o g r a s s
Native Grasses
A 5-8 inch short, sod-forming grass. Lives on as little as 12 inches of water per year,
spreading by seed and surface runners. Buffalograss has no natural diseases or pests, does
not respond to fertilizer, and withstands extreme heat or cold. Found from Minnesota and
Montana down to Mexico, thriving in all types of soils. The environmentally responsible
alternative to Bermuda or St. Augustine. Also see Native Sun Turf or Thunder Turf p.30.
all D-Paks cover 200 sq ft
Full
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
Height 5-8 inches
Shade
X w b l
Caliche
Clay
Loam
Suggested SEEDING RATES can be increased 3-4 times or more for fuller coverage sooner
Sand
Big Bluestem
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
Less
All day Half day Sunlight
than
full sun full sun, filtered
half day through 2 hours
of sun
leaves
shade
Item #2001
Sand
>
Item #2002
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
D-Pak $9
Full
X
1-9 lbs $19.99 / lb
Black Grama
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
10-49 lbs $19.84 / lb
Dry-Moist
Item #2012
50+ lbs $19.69 / lb
Item #2026
photo by Paul Cox, Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center
Item #2008
50
>
>
1-9 lbs $13.00 / lb
X
w
10-49 lbs $12.85 / lb
10-49 lbs $13.57 / lb
Soil Moisture
Shade
Dry-Moist
50+ lbs $13.44 / lb
Andropogon glomeratus
D-Pak $9 Bothriochloa barbinodis
Available in mixes & d-paks only
Sunlight
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
Full
Partial Dappled
>
>
>
>
X
C u r ly M e s q u i t e
Bouteloua gracilis
Soil Moisture
Shade
Medium Moist
D-Pak $9
Hilaria belangeri
Highly drought tolerant native can grow on as little as 5 in. of rainfall a year. Found from
central Texas to Old Mexico and Arizona. Forms stolens and runners, excellent for dry soils
that are difficult to vegetate. Best in full sun. A great source of forage for wildlife and livestock. Can be used in combination with other short-grass natives such as Buffalograss and
Blue Grama for a fantastic low-maintenance turf grass in arid areas of the southwest US and
northern Mexico.
Height 3-6 inches
2 lbs per 1000 sq ft for lawn
Soil Type
Sunlight
Soil Moisture
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
Full
Partial Dappled Shade
>
1-9 lbs $13.72 / lb
Height 1-3 feet
Soil Type
Blue Grama is a 3-6 inch short grass that requires just 7 inches of water per year. If left
unmowed during the flowering period, the grass produces a beautiful 10-inch seed stem.
Excellent stands can readily be established from seed. Used as a water-conserving grass
because of its wide adaptation to all soil types, including thin or alkaline soils. Excellent lawn
grass in sunny areas when combined with Buffalograss (see p.30 Native Sun Turf) or Curly
Mesquite (see p.30 Thunder Turf).
>
D-Pak $9
>
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
This hardy perennial grass can tolerate the worst of growing conditions. Especially well
suited to erosion control plantings in the most challenging places. One of the few grasses that
thrive in rocky and dry or depleted soils. Makes for great planting in recently cleared cedar
breaks, where many other grasses will not grow. We got our genetic start from transplanting
roots out of a caliche parking lot in downtown Junction.
Height 6 inches / seedheads 1-2 feet
Soil Type
Sunlight
Soil Moisture
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
Full
>
>
>
X
Dry-Medium
D-Pak $9
Blue Grama
D-Pak $9
>
Cane Bluestem
Bouteloua eriopoda
This native grass is found throughout the arid and semi-arid areas of West Texas and into
California. Extremely tolerant of drought conditions in challenging soil types and thrives on
as little as 7 inches of rainfall per year. Typically growing up to 6" tall, this important western
grass species historically served as a primary source of forage and cover for wildlife over an
extensive range.
Item #2047
>
Full
X
Height 2-4 feet
Soil Type
Sunlight
Soil Moisture
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
Full
>
>
>
>
X
w
Medium-Moist
Soil Moisture
Shade
>
3-4 lbs per 1000 sq ft for lawn
Found throughout southern US from Florida to California, up thru eastern seaboard and
midwest. Seen mostly in moist low lying areas in western regions, can tolerate a wide variety
soil types as long as the soil is moist (we’ve seen it growing out of cracks in solid limestone
when moisture is available). In the fall, turns a brilliant copper color, so is often used for
ornamental plantings. Excellent food source for a wide variety of native birds and wildlife.
A must for any water’s edge.
Caliche
>
Bushy Bluestem
Andropogon gerardii
This 2-4 foot tall grass puts out a “turkey-foot” shaped seedhead to add an extra 2 feet to its
height in the fall. The resulting 6-foot plant lives up to its reputation as “king of the prairie”.
Big Bluestem thrives in deep soils 150 miles east and west of I-35 from the Gulf of Mexico to
Canada. Forms a circular clump and sends roots down as deep as 12 feet into the soil. Like an
ancient sequoia tree, 30' diameter colonies have been seen. Height 3-6 feet w/seedhead
GRASSES
Buchloe dactyloides
Dry-Medium
50+ lbs $12.70 / lb
Item # 2045
Height 4-10 inches
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
>
>
>
Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
Soil Moisture
Shade
Dry-Medium
D-Pak $9
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Eastern Gamagrass
G r e e n S p r a n g l e to p
Most productive, nutritious forage grass on the planet. Grows in dense clumps and can be
used as a buffer or screen. Seed must be exposed to cold, moist conditions before sprouting in
the spring. An ancestor of corn, with intriguing pollination and seed-bearing parts that break
at the joints when mature. Good larval food source for butterflies, provides cover and food
for turkeys and other game birds. Cattle nearly grazed this highly palatable forage grass to
extinction.
Now you can help bring it back again.
Height 3-4 feet
Item #2011
Sand
>
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
D-Pak $9
Caliche
1-9 lbs $19.13 / lb
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
10-49 lbs $18.93 / lb
Soil Moisture
Shade
Leptochloa dubia
The spreading, “sprangled” appearance of the seedhead gives this grass its common name.
Mix with other natives as a “nurse grass” - comes up quickly in the spring and is easy to
grow, but fades after 2-3 years as other native grasses get established. Reproduces by seeds
and roots. Performs as short-term nurse grass in a variety of soils and grows permanently on
rocky hills and canyons in sandy soils of the Trans-Pecos area of Texas.
Full
X
GRASSES
Medium-Moist
50+ lbs $18.73 / lb
Item #2010
Height 1-2 feet
1 lb covers up to 21,700 sq ft
Soil Type
Sunlight
Soil Moisture
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
Full
>
>
>
>
X
Medium
D-Pak $9
1-9 lbs $13.25 / lb
10-49 lbs $13.00 / lb
50+ lbs $12.75 / lb
Eastern Gamagrass, Caddo
Indiangrass
This semi-conservancy harvest was collected from the largest, southern most remaining
unplowed colony, locally known as the "mill creek bottom". The genetic heritage of this
eco-type has provided for numerous generations of anglo american families whom continue
to manage this natural resource as a sustainable hay meadow since the late 1800's. Excellent
for plantings in eastern Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and points to Atlantic seaboard. Lower
elevations
and higher rainfall typically found across the Caddoan homelands.
Height 3-4 feet
Item #2051
Sand
>
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
Caliche
Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
Soil Moisture
Shade
Medium-Moist
D-Pak $9
$24 / lb
Item #2006
F e at h e r g r a s s
Item #2044
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Chasmanthium latifolium
Shade-loving cool season, almost evergreen perennial grass with wide leaves. Excellent
ornamental grass with distinct and attractive chevron seedheads. Often found thriving along
creeks and riverbanks in woodland areas, salt tolerant. Highly palatable to livestock, but can
be easily grazed out. One of the few native grasses that grow well in moist and shady areas.
Height 18-36 inches
Soil Type
Sunlight
Soil Moisture
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
Full
>
>
>
X
Dry-Medium
D-Pak $9
$35 / lb
Height 3-4 feet
Soil Type
Sunlight
Soil Moisture
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
Full
>
>
>
>
X
Dry-Moist
D-Pak $9
1-9 lbs $15.58 / lb
10-49 lbs $15.43 / lb
50+ lbs $15.29 / lb
I nl a n d S e a O at s
Pleuraphis jamesii
Found from Texas and Oklahoma westward toward California, this tough and drought
resistant perennial warm season grass is typically found in heavy clay or loam soils,
sometimes alone or in mixed stands with Black Grama. Overgrazing has taken much of this
highly palatable grass throughout its native range. An excellent choice for erosion control or
creating more diverse and sustainable grasses in dry, western rangeland ecosystems.
Item #2049
Sorghastrum nutans
All of the above plus more. This selection was made by the late R.C. Mauldin, an elder and
mentor to many people of rangeland, soil & water conservation work in the early to mid
1900s. We got a start of this genetic stock by conducting a plant rescue on his old homeplace
just before bulldozers leveled his farm to make way for a new subdivision of desert tan rooftops. This grass has performed excellently in the Blacklands & Edwards Plateau.
Height 3-4 feet
Available in d-paks only
Soil Type
Sunlight
Soil Moisture
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
Full
>
>
>
>
X
w
b
l
Medium Moist
D-Pak $9
G a ll e ta
Height 3-4 feet
Soil Type
Sunlight
Soil Moisture
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
Full
>
>
>
>
X
Dry-Moist
D-Pak $9
1-9 lbs $14.58 / lb
10-49 lbs $14.43 / lb
50+ lbs $14.29 / lb
Waco Indiangrass
Hesperostipa neomexicana
Great ornamental cool season grass that grows in compact clumps up to 3 or 4 feet tall. Is
an extremely tough plant that holds up well in drought situations and in poor soils. Aside
from its beauty it is also an excellent for establishing vegetation to control erosion. Common
through the western Edwards Plateau and west to New Mexico and Arizona. Fantastic accent
plant for any garden.
Item #2041
Sorghastrum nutans
Once a dominant prairie grass, Indiangrass puts out dramatic golden plume-like seedheads
on 2-foot stalks from September to November. Endures extreme drought and grows best in
sand, loam and clay soils of bottomlands and the lower slopes of hills, in many regions from
Canada to Mexico. Larval food source for butterflies, food & cover for turkeys. Excellent for
grazing.
Height 1-3 feet
Item #2013
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
>
>
Full
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
b
Soil Moisture
Shade
l
Medium Moist
D-Pak $9 53
Schizachyrium scoparium
At home on the range or in your yard, this beautiful blue-green bunch grass turns red-bronze
after frost with fluffy, silver-white seeds. Reaches 2-3 ft at maturity with the seedhead adding
another 1-2 ft in height. Grows in oak savannahs & prairies, the Edwards Plateau & Rolling
Plans, and in the coastal prairie regions Provides excellent nesting cover for birds, and larval
food source for butterflies.
Item #2003
Height 2-3 feet
Soil Type
Sunlight
Soil Moisture
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
Full
>
>
>
>
X
w
Dry-Moist
D-Pak $9
1-9 lbs $15.25 / lb
10-49 lbs $15.00 / lb
50+ lbs $14.75 / lb
Plains Bristlegrass
P u r pl e to p
Sand
>
Item #2043
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
b
P r a i r i e W i l d ry e
Sand Dropseed
Item #2014
>
D-Pak $9
>
>
>
1-9 lbs $15.95 / lb
P u r pl e T h r e e -A w n
w
b
10-49 lbs $14.95 / lb
Dry-Moist
Item # 2024
50+ lbs $13.95 / lb
D-Pak $9
Item #2015
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Sunlight
Partial Dappled
D-Pak $9
w
b
Soil Moisture
Shade
l
Dry-Medium
Seeding rate 1 lb / acre / 43,560 sq ft
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
Full
X
1-9 lbs $14.95 / lb
10-49 lbs $13.95 / lb
Soil Moisture
Shade
Dry-Moist
50+ lbs $12.95 / lb
Eragrostis trichodes
Height 1-2 feet
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
Soil Moisture
Shade
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
Full
X
This bunchgrass produces a deep, dense root system. Grows best on sandy soils in the 1835” rain belt, but can be planted on heavier soils. Begins its growth several weeks before
other warm-season grasses, and is therefore an important food source for grazing animals.
Seedheads are loose and open, standing 2 feet above the grass in early fall. Reproduces by
seeds and roots, prefers full sun.
Full
X
Available in d-paks only
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Sand Lovegrass
Aristida purpurea
A short native grass with attractive purple-tinted awns that can be seen after periods of
rainfall during the growing season. Awns, delicate and hair-like, are found on many grass
species, but not usually so over-the-top as in this grass. Once the seeds of Purple Three-Awn
are placed in a bag, they become one-pound tangles. Pull ‘em apart when you’re ready to
plant, and broadcast into wild drifts. Also featured in our Midway Mix, p. 21
Height 10-20 inches
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
>
>
>
>
Aristida purpurea var. longiseta
Height 1-4 feet
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
>
>
>
>
Soil Moisture
Shade
l
$43.00 / lb
A perennial warm-season grass that grows in relatively small tufts or bunches, Sand Dropseed
reproduces from small seeds and tillers. Seedheads appear around September. Commonly
found on sandy, rocky and silty soils areas of the southern Great Plains across Texas and New
Mexico and up through Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado. Moves in quickly on undisturbed
areas. Nutritious grains have been used as food by Native Americans.
Full
X
Medium Moist
D-Pak $9
Elymus canadensis
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
b
Item #2055
$26 / lb
Grows abundantly on moist open prairie sites, but is also found in shaded areas. This cool
season grass begins its growth in the fall and grows slowly through the winter, maturing in
late spring to early summer. Mixes with many warm-season native grasses. Seedlings are
vigorous and produce ground cover rapidly. Larval food source for butterflies, and the grain
from seed is an important food for wildlife.
Height 2-4 feet w/seedhead
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
w
Soil Moisture
Shade
l
D-Pak $9
Height 6-20 inches
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
>
>
>
>
Dry-Moist
D-Pak $9
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
Full
X
A native cool-season perennial grass. This grass establishes easily under adverse conditions
and protects soil against erosion until later climax species of grasses take over. Red ThreeAwn growth starts in early spring from seed. This threeawn is a good seed producer. The
seedlings are vigorous. It grows readily on areas, such as old abandoned fields, oil-well
locations, road cuts and cattle round-up grounds. Beautiful red colored awns!
Soil Moisture
Shade
Caliche
>
R e d T h r e e -A w n
Setaria macrostachya
Full
X
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
>
>
Item #2048
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
>
>
>
>
Height 2-5 feet
A hardy perennial native bunch grass found from S. Texas and Mexico to Arizona and
Colorado. Excellent food source for wildlife and livestock, and grows easily in even the
toughest conditions. Good drought tolerance, and a high-quality grass for southern and
western prairie restoration, or for revegetating disturbed areas around stock tanks, roadsides,
and
newly cleared land.
Height 2-3 feet
Tridens flavus
A smooth, glossy green grass with characteristic purple seed heads found in the eastern
regions of the country. Does best in acidic soil that is poor in nutrients and is well drained.
Good for erosion control and revegetation in disturbed areas, with a native range from Texas
to Nebraska, all the way to the eastern seaboard. A highly sought-after forage grass and once
established, forms dense coverage that helps keep weeds and brush at bay.
Photo by Ted Bodner / USDA-NRCS Plants Database
Little Bluestem
GRASSES
Dry-Medium
Item #2009
$59.95 / lb
>
>
D-Pak $9
>
>
1-9 lbs $16.67 / lb
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
Full
X
10-49 lbs $16.49 / lb
Soil Moisture
Shade
Dry-Moist
50+ lbs $16.33 / lb
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S i d e o at s G r a m a
Texas Wintergrass
Bouteloua curtipendula
The official “State Grass of Texas,” this mid-sized plant is often found as an ornamental
accent in residential and commercial landscapes, thanks to the pretty, oat-like seeds that
appear along one side of its stems. Spreads by seeds and roots, and thrives alongside Little
Bluestem in natural grasslands, well drained uplands, and the shallow soils of ridges and
rocky areas. Found from Kentucky to the Gulf of Mexico. Turkeys use this versatile grass for
food & cover, and it is a good larval food source for butterflies.
Item #2004
One tough grass seed to harvest and clean. Grains are big and heavy like wheat, but with a
twisted, 3-inch-long awn and a barb at one end. As youngsters we knew this as speargrass.
Found all across Texas in better bottomland soils and mesquite flats. Lush green growth
during cool season, silky purple blooms early in spring, and dry wispy stems after the seeds
have fallen in late spring. Extremely drought tolerant and actually evergreen. We mowed our
patch only twice during the last dry year and never watered.
Height 2-3 feet
1 lb covers up to 6200 sf
Soil Type
Sunlight
Soil Moisture
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
Full
>
>
>
>
X
w
Dry-Medium
D-Pak $9
1-9 lbs $17.71 / lb
10-49 lbs $17.53 / lb
50+ lbs $17.35 / lb
Switchgrass
Item #2028
D-Pak $9
1-9 lbs $14.32 / lb
w
10-49 lbs $14.18 / lb
U pl a n d S w i t c h g r a s s
Soil Moisture
Shade
Medium Moist
50+ lbs $13.99 / lb
Item #2034
D-Pak $9
1-9 lbs $17.32 / lb
photo by Greg Lavitey
Texas Cupgrass
Full
X
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
w
10-49 lbs $16.88 / lb
Soil Moisture
Shade
Moist
50+ lbs $15.99 / lb
Item #2050
Item #2029
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Soil Moisture
Shade
>
>
>
>
w
Medium-Moist
D-Pak $9
Pascopyrum smithii
Height 1-3 feet
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
>
>
>
>
Full
X
Sunlight
Soil Moisture
w
b
Dry-Moist
D-Pak $9
$15 / lb
Tridens albescens
A new species in production on the farm, we are proud to offer this attractive native
bunch grass. White seed-heads are productive and add diversity to native landscaping & restoration projects. Good forage, nesting material and nutritious seeds for
wildlife. Fibrous root systems hold soil very effectively. This grass grows best along
drainageways and sites that overflow occasionally. Also in Dam Slope Mix (p. 26).
Available in mixes & d-paks
Sunlight
Partial Dappled
Height 2-3 feet
Soil Type
Sunlight
Soil Moisture
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
Full
>
>
>
>
X
w
b
l
Medium-Moist
D-Pak $9
1-9 lbs $21 / lb
10-49 lbs $20 / lb
50+ lbs $19 / lb
White Tridens
Good native prairie indicator, though mostly grazed to extinction. Many bird species, such as
painted buntings and meadowlarks love the nutritional seeds. Great forage plant for livestock
and recovers quickly following rotational grazing. Blooms and produces seeds several
times throughout the growing season and will readily increase with good land management.
Limited quantities.
Full
X
Elymus virginicus
A high quality native cool season pasture grass found in the western regions of the US &
northern Mexico. Excellent grass for erosion control with a dense, fibrous root system and
can tolerate salty soil conditions making it a great choice for revegetating areas with
challenging soils. In its native range from the great plains through the west, western wheatgrass typically grows from 1 to 3 feet tall with as little as 12 inches of rainfall. Highly palatable to both wildlife and livestock, providing cool season forage. Caution: May choke out
cool season wildflowers if overwatered or in a moist location.
Eriochloa sericea
Height 1-2 feet only
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
Sunlight
Soil Moisture
w
b
l
Medium-Moist
D-Pak $9
W e s t e r n W h e at g r a s s
Panicum virgatum
In cooperation with the Texas Nature Conservancy we are producing Upland Switchgrass
that was originally collected from the TNC Clymer Meadow in the blacklands of North
Central Texas. This Switchgrass is shorter, more compact, and not nearly as aggressive as
other Switchgrasses. Attracts dove, quail, turkey and many songbirds with its abundant seeds.
Valued as high-quality grazing forage.
Height
2-3 feet
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
>
>
>
>
Item #2035
Robert H. Mohlenbrock, USDA SDS
Item #2005
Full
X
Found in the eastern 2/3 of the United States, this perennial cool season bunch grass is
typically found along shady creek banks, fence rows or in open woodlands. One of a very
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Issues to consider are sun, drainage, soils, planting time, weather, existing
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Use common sense. The natives are very friendly.
Read the Land
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Touch the earth and quietly listen. 150 years ago only native plants grew here.
Though many changes have occurred, they would love to come back home.
We encourage you to become native to your place.
When choosing your site, read your land and how it lays. A compatible matching
of seeds and planting sites is important.
Most annual spring blooming wildflowers are cool season plants. They sprout and
grow during the fall-winter. They bloom, go to seed and then die back in late
spring-summer. Plant these types of wildflower seeds in early fall. August
through November are the best dates, the earlier the better.
The perennial wildflowers can be planted in spring or fall. Many perennials
develop strong, deep tuberous roots the first year before producing blooms.
Exotic cool season grasses and clovers are not compatible with wildflowers.
Warm season native grass seeds germinate when soil temps are above 65º F.
Regarding the best time to plant native grasses, it is true that late spring gives the
best chances of success in normal rainfall years. However, successful plantings
may be made up until 90 days before frost. The trade off is the daily passing of
this year's growing season which translates into lighter top growth.
Sprouting is triggered by soil temperature, moisture, and daylight hours. And of
course there are always exceptions. If you need assistance, visit our website or
please call us. Our staff is ready to help you.
with or without special equipment, the basics of seeding remain...
dispersal, light covering, then firmly press seed into the soil
Mix fluffy or small seeds with a "carrier" for even distribution.
Carriers such as coarse sand, perlite, rice hulls or other extenders aid in
keeping seeds in suspension. This seed-carrier mix creates a "free
flowing" characteristic as needed to broadcast the seed. Take half the
seed mixture and spread it evenly over the whole area. Then cross
back in opposite directions and spread the rest.
Most seeds should never be buried more than twice their diameter.
Do not bury small seeds at all! One of the most common reasons that
seeds fail to come up is that they have been planted too deeply. Some
seeds will be visible on the ground.
Try using the sweeping motion of a treebranch or a leaf rake followed
by a rollerpacker or the boots of a big foot. A diligent effort should be
made to press the seeds into the soil. A firm seed-to-soil contact is
very important.
Bed Preparation
If you have existing warm season grass, mow short, then remove thatch. Small
sites can be hand raked or tilled no more than 1" deep to expose bare soil.
Almost all soils contain dormant weed seeds, which will be awakened by
excessive tilling.
A "weedy" site may signal that special attention be required. Reduce invasive
perennial weeds such as bermuda, KR bluestem, buffel, vasey and johnsongrass
prior to planting native grass. Till and remove roots if possible. For small plots,
consider using black plastic to solarize and kill weeds during hot summer months.
For large areas, consider plowing with a tractor and various implements several
times before seeding to expose, freeze or dry unwanted roots. If you choose
chemical weed killers, get advice from your county extension agent.
The least amount of soil disturbance will have the most favorable results, unless
other objectives such as breaking hard clay sub-soils or incorporating organic
matter and minerals are desired.
When planting a native grass lawn, many people prefer to take special care. By
starting with a weed-free, smoothly raked seedbed, the recommended lawn
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native grass plants are established.
Water Talk
Nature allows seeds to lie dormant in the soil until rain falls. If you
choose to irrigate, keep up with your watering until plants are
established. For germination, water lightly and frequently to prevent
top of soil from drying out. Rain gauges placed throughout the seeded
areas can help you monitor daily waterings. When wildflower
seedlings are about 1 inch tall or grass seedlings have 3 to 5 blades per
sprout, reduce the frequency of waterings to 2 or 3 times weekly.
Increase water per application to achieve greater soaking depths for
development of healthy root systems. Alternate soil moisture from
good deep soakings to moderately dry in between waterings. Roots
need a balance of oxygen. Reduce frequency of waterings over time as
plants become established. Supplemental water may be discontinued as
seasonal rains return.
Encourage and Enjoy
The Act of Seeding
Achieve good seed to soil contact. Spread seed by hand, like "feeding the
chickens". A broadcast spreader or a seed drill is good for larger areas. Heavier
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Prepare
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We walk softly helping the young budding plants by pulling out exotic
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by year by limiting the seeds they make. Do not mow dying wildflowers
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Most of the seeds must be allowed to mature, like... ‘on the vine’ before mowing.
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