Native Grass Seed Mixes , Native Grass seed mixes by region and habitat.
All native Sonoran grass mix for use in Phoenix, Tucson, and all low to mid elevation desert locations, including California, New Mexico, Lower elevations in Colorado and Utah and Texas to 2500 feet elevation. Good for dust and erosion control.
Andropogon gerardii (Big bluestem)Buchloe dactyloides (Buffalo Grass)Bouteloua curtipendula (Side Oats Grama)Sporobolus cryptandrus (Sand dropseed)
Erosion Control / Broadcast Sowing 8 to 12 lbs per Bulk/acre.
High Altitude Grass Mix for elevations from 8,000' to 11,000'. Good blend for quick coverage and for use on steep slopes. 20-36 inches precipitation and winter snow.
25 % Elymus trachycaulus (Slender Wheatgrass)25 % Bromus marginatus (Mountain Brome)24 % Festuca saximontna (Rocky Mt Fescue)10 % Deschampsia cespitosa (Tufted Hairgrass)5 % Agrostis scabra (Ticklegrass)5 % Bromus ciliatus (Fringed Brome)4 % Trisetum spicatum (Spike Trisetum)2 % Koeleria macrantha (Junegrass)
High Plains / Foothills (typically east of the Rockies) 4,500'- 7,500' elevation. Good blend for quick coverage and steep slopes.
45% Pascopyrum smithii (Western Wheatgrass)40% Triticum aestivum x Secale cereale (Regreen) 5% Bouteloua gracilis (Blue Grama)10% (Elymus trachycaulus (Slender Wheatgrass)
Mogollon Rim Grass Mix. High elevation native grasses for use in garden or land reclamation. Erosion Control / Broadcast Sowing 8 to 12 lbs per Bulk/acre.
Montane Grass Mix #1 For mixed conifer forest openings at elevations between 6,000' and 9,000', 15-30 inches precipitation, winter snow, summer rain Montane Grass Mix 125% Elymus trachycaulus (Slender Wheatgrass)25% Bromus carninatus (Mountain Brome)25% Bromus ciliatus (Fringed Brome)8% Bouteloua gracilis (Blue Grama)8% Festuca arizonica (Arizona Fescue)5% Sporobolus cryptandrus (Sand Dropseed)2% Koeleria macrantha (Junegrass)2% Poa fendleriana (Mutton Grass)Erosion Control / Broadcast Sowing 8 to 12 lbs per Bulk/acre.
Piñon-Juniper habitat Grass Mix
Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico at elevations 3,500' to 7,500', 10-20 inches precipitation.
Sage Country Grass Mix (short grasses)For sagebrush land of the western U.S. at elevations 3,000' - 7,500', 8-24 inches precipitation, spring rain. 25% Poa secunda (Sandberg Bluegrass)20% Festuca idahoensis (Idaho Fescue)20% Pascopyrum smithii (Western Wheatgrass)18% Oryzopsis hymenoides (Indian Ricegrass)10% Elymus elymoides (Squirreltail) 7% Koeleria macrantha (Junegrass)
Sage Country Grass Mix (tall grasses)For sagebrush land of the western U.S. at elevations 3,000' - 7,500', 8-24 inches precipitation, spring rain. 25% Festuca idahoensis (Idaho Fescue)25% Pseudoroegneria spicata (Bluebunch Wheatgrass)25% Pascopyrum smithii (Western Wheatgrass)10% Oryzopsis hymenoides (Indian Ricegrass)10% Poa secunda (Sandberg's Bluegrass) 5% Elymus elymoides (Bottlebrush Squirreltail)
Short Grass Prairie MixCO, KS, OK, TX, and NM at elevation 3,000' - 5,500', 8-12 inches precipitation, summer rain 25% Bouteloua gracilis (Blue Grama)30% Buchloe dactyloides (Buffalo Grass)30% Pascopyrum smithii (Western Wheatgrass)15% Sporobolus cryptandrus (Sand Dropseed)
Shortgrass Seed Mixture. This mixture of warm and cool season grasses grows to a height of 12 to 30 inches. Best for moderate to drier sites.
Bulk/acre. Recommend for native regional flower mixes for elevations below 6,000 feet.