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It’s cheerful appearance creates a stunning display when mass planted, re-seeding well, but never becoming weedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlant trivia: Douglas meadowfoam is named after Scottish explorer and botanist David Douglas, namesake of the Douglas fir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeadowfoam is best planted in early autumn or mid- to-late winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApproximately 300 seeds per packet (2.0 grams).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34667689996,"sku":"","price":7.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/products\/douglas-meadowfoam-seeds-limnanthes-douglasii-242558.jpg?v=1770233520"},{"product_id":"showy-milkweed-seeds-asclepias-speciosa","title":"Showy Milkweed Seeds (Asclepias speciosa)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe only native host plant for monarch butterflies west of the Cascade Mountains!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShowy milkweed’s thick fleshy stems and leaves make it a unique addition to any landscape, and the large, showy, globe-like pink flowers attract clouds of bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. 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This range of habitats is possible because of gumweed’s high tolerance for harsh soil conditions including droughty, compacted, low fertility, saline, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlowers attract large numbers of butterflies, honey bees, syrphid flies, and native bees including the native wetland-prairie long-horned bee (Melissodes pullatela). Flowers are unusually attractive to the great copper butterfly (Lycaena xanthoides). 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Its fast growth and short lifespan (usually about 2 years) also makes it very competitive against weeds, and a useful plant for   helping to pave the way for slower-growing native perennials. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor us, it works great in combination with Puget gumweed and Roemer's fescue as a simple, pollinator-friendly combination for spots with terrible soil and harsh exposure: parking strips, freeway medians, gravel pits, and areas with thin topsoil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 grams (Approximately 125 seeds).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36230504268,"sku":"","price":7.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/products\/riverbank-lupine-seeds-lupinus-rivularis-580984.jpg?v=1770320559"},{"product_id":"western-columbine-aquilegia-formosa","title":"Western Columbine Seeds (Aquilegia formosa)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA classic native wildflower for shady locations!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWestern columbine is a wonderfully adaptable little plant that is perfectly happy in mostly shaded areas with damp soils such as the north sides of buildings, yet it also does fine open sunny meadows as well. Other than hot, dry locations, this plant seems happy just about anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat said, columbine is relatively short and doesn't compete well with much taller plants. On our farm, it struggles under the competition of much taller stinging nettles and it responds well whenever the nettles are weeded back -- showing that it can spread with a little help and protection. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe flowers are not overwhelmingly active with visitors, but they do attract a surprisingly wide range of different types of pollinators ranging from hummingbirds to tiny \u003cem\u003eAndrena\u003c\/em\u003e mining bees and syrphid flies. It's particularly satisfying to watch large queen bumble bees in the spring dangling from the downward-facing blossoms while the entire flower stalk bobs wildly up and down under the bee's weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor folks with mature fir trees in their yards, this is a great native understory plant that can add a little bit of color in an space that might otherwise have few non-green options. Do note, it can take some patience and dedication to grow columbine from seed. 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It’s a variable plant in terms of foliage, with the leaves of some plants being a deep true green while others are covered with fine soft gray hairs. Regardless of individual foliage variations, the plant produces incredibly cheerful masses of bright yellow flowers which makes this a great plant for both meadows and for formal flowerbeds. Its brilliance will outshine any non-native ornamental you plant it next to!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOregon sunshine is under-appreciated and under-used in harsh dry sites where other plants struggle. It’s perfect for rock gardens and xeriscaping, and it’s a good colonizer if disturbed sites such as excavated, burned, or backfilled areas with marginal topsoil. While it is slow to mature from seed, it is a long-lived plant, it’s deer-resistant, and it’s ready for the some of the harshest climate conditions any plant in our region might someday face. 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Thriving in disturbed sites and in wet or dry soils, yarrow competes well with grass and defies deer to eat it. The only thing this long blooming wildflower does not cope well with is shade. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn warm summer mornings, the unpretentious flowers host fantastically small syrphid flies, ants, and tiny \u003cem\u003eLasioglossum\u003c\/em\u003e bees. Look closer and you may find the most perfectly camouflaged miniature predators: tiny ghostly white crab spiders and motionless ambush bugs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis highly aromatic plant is packed with flavinoids, resins, and essential oils, all of which have long made it popular in folk medicine. These same aromatics make it an interesting fresh cooking herb, although it can quickly overwhelm and it's best in small doses. Add a small amount to fresh dill for excellent homemade gravlax. 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The genetics of goldenrods are complex (and prone to extensive natural hybridization), and as a result there is a lot of variability between different goldenrod populations, even within a single species. Our Canada goldenrod reaches an average of about 3 feet in height, is relatively slow growing, but persists well once established, even among heavy grass competition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGoldenrod has a well-deserved population as an incredible food source for hugely diverse types of pollinators: leafcutter bees, fascinating (and gentle) solitary wasps, grey hairstreak and American lady butterflies, and it is a host plant for northern checkerspot butterfly (\u003cem\u003eChlosyne palla\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, this cheerful and humble plant has numerous valuable uses from goldenrod tea, to the use of the flowers as a dye plant for creating a warm, golden hue in natural fabrics. 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With a long bloom time (from early spring through early summer), they overlap and contrast beautifully with the flowers of sea blush and camas (both of which this plant commonly occurs with in the wild). With low basal leaves, the foliage remains discrete in meadows, allowing the brilliant flowers to really standout above a grassy canopy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn natural areas, Western buttercup occurs in open damp meadows and partially shaded forest understories. 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Further south, in Oregon and California, it shows up on both sides of the mountains, including in the Coastal Range, and in an amazing diversity of elevations, from low valleys to more than 7,000 feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning in mid-summer, established plants send up numerous pink, purple, or white flower spikes that attract a riot of bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies. Where this plant overlaps with the migration route of western monarch butterflies, it is considered a favored nectar source, and should be prioritized in habitat restoration projects. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile horsemint can tolerate summer heat, it isn't drought-tolerant and thrives in damp soils such as streambanks, gutter downspout areas, and ditches. This is also a plant that can take some partial shade. In fact it tends to grow taller (more than 4-feet in height) in shaded areas, while it stays shorter in full sun. For gardeners co-existing with wildlife, this is also a plant that is usually ignored by deer and rabbits. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike most native mints, horsemint is wonderfully and extremely fragrant, with a strong minty\/anise-like aroma. 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Its wide blue-green blades and thick fibrous root systems can put on a lot of biomass, yet, it usually does not form large single-species monocultures in nature. Rather it tends to pop up in small clumps in open meadows and forest edges among smaller statured species such as tufted hairgrass, California oatgrass, meadow barley, and yarrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlue wild rye does not form extensive rhizomes, but it can spread short distances with stolons and through re-seeding. Mostly it maintains a clumpy growth habit which provides valuable insect nesting and overwintering habitat for species such as lady beetles and ground surface nesting bumble bees. Additionally, the foliage is palatable to livestock and decent for grazing, and is a preferred food source for elk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe like blue wild rye for its value as an erosion control plant, and its ability to muscle into grasslands, ditches, and forest edges without taking over and crowding out other grasses and wildflowers. It’s also an ideal utilitarian plant for reforestration and agroforestry projects, providing useful shelter for seedling trees and tolerating partial shade as those young trees mature. It likes rich soils, but is tolerant of a wide range of conditions. 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We find it on windswept and salt-sprayed coastal bluffs, in damp forest clearings along pristine trout streams, and growing out of pavement cracks in the economy parking lot of the airport. In our experience, about the only thing this adaptable plant doesn't stand up to is constant rabbit browsing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTechnically Douglas aster is native from the Aleutian islands in Alaska all the way south into northern California -- with populations also showing up in parts of Idaho and Montana. It's a very good plant for areas with full sun to partial shade, areas subjected to salt or saline soils, areas that are occasionally subject to flooding, and it can tolerate cold winters. Like many of our native meadow plants, Douglas aster is under-valued as a rain garden or bioswale species. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis plant is a caterpillar food source for a large number of butterfly and moth species including the northern crescent, the field crescent, the painted lady, and the Isabella tiger moth (aka 'wooly bears'), with the clusters of pollen and nectar-rich flowers attracting hefty numbers of late season bees and butterflies including various bumble bees, leafcutter bees, and skippers. Why bother with non-native asters in the garden when this handsome Northwest native is adaptable to so many different conditions and is so attractive to wildlife?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause this is a difficult seed to clean, please note that it may include pappus (fluff), and dried flower parts. 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Even outside of its true native range, this is a spectacular annual species for use as a garden cover crop, backyard bee pasture, or an insectary plant to attract beneficial insects for natural pest control. It grows wonderfully in garden settings across the Northwest, and even germinates excellently in cool autumn weather.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe’ve used lacy phacelia for years as a winter cover crop with several key advantages: 1) it can be terminated easily by just mowing it, 2) it grows rapidly and produces enough canopy to shade out most weeds, 3) it does not add extra nitrogen to the soil which tends to encourage weedy grasses later in the year, and 4) it does not persist well on its own in the Northwest so we never worry about it escaping and becoming a weed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe know of many folks who add this annual species to their native pollinator seed mixes, just to have a reliable source of flowers early in the life of their meadow. 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With thin, grass-like leaf blades, blue eyed grass blends in seamlessly with surrounding vegetation, making it almost invisible until the clusters of blue, purple (and occasionally white or pink) flowers appear almost magically in mid-spring and early summer. The blooms which open early in the morning and close by mid-day, give way later in the summer to small seed capsules that rattle in the wind among dried out grasses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is species that is closely associated with wet meadows and wetland edges on both sides of the Cascade Mountains, but it can adapt to open woodlands and even rock gardens where some moisture is available. At less than a foot high on average, this is also a plant that could be incorporated into damp lawns, providing nectar for small bees and butterflies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn our experience, this has been an extremely easy plant to grow from seed, with the best success for us coming from sowing it outside in plug trays in the fall, with ample exposure to cold and rain. We recommend this over direct seeding in a meadow, especially when competing vegetation exists. The seedlings can then be transplanted during the wet season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile blue eyed grass may take a few seasons to mature before it blooms, this is a very long-lived plant that will grow into slowly expanding clumps. 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And yet for people who are fascinated by watching a constant parade of different types of insects, this is potentially the best plant we sell. Countless types of native bees, wasps, flies, butterflies, moths, and beetles, hum across the flowers, collecting the readily available nectar from the shallow florets. But because cow parsnip is a biennial, it makes you wait – just growing its root system and foliage in first year, then sending up its towering flowers in the second year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause of its large size, this is a plant for the wild edges of a garden. In natural settings it tends to hang out in fertile damp soils, sunny river bottoms, and woodland edges. It would probably do great in the edges of hedgerows, or growing as a cluster in a sun dappled urban alley to see what insects are in the neighborhood. It’s native to most of North America, making it adaptable to a huge range of different conditions and elevations. For companion planting, we’ve seen it grow well with big leaf lupine, where both species create a tall, colorful planting that deer will not touch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCow parsnip tends to be confused with poison hemlock and the invasive (non-native) giant hogweed, but this is a true native, with a long history of human uses. That said, like many members of the carrot family, the leaves and outer stem can cause skin rashes and blisters as the sap reacts with sunlight. For that reason, it is best maintained in areas you don’t plant to walk through, and you should wear gloves if you handle the foliage. Under natural conditions, cow parsnip is dependent on having enough bare ground to re-seed itself, but unlike it’s invasive relatives, it is not an aggressively spreading plant. 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Arising from a single hairy, sticky, and resinous stalk that smells like pineapple, showy tarweed explodes into a multi-headed hydra of gloriously bright yellow flowers nearly 4 inches across that are often marked with deep magenta centers. The magnificent flowers that burst forth before sunrise, curl up from each petal tip by midday, eluding late risers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the bees know.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMale melissodes (long-horned bees) in particular, know tarweed flowerheads are a great place to spend the night, clustered together in nectar-soaked revere, awaiting the sunlight of dawn and the female bees that wake early to pollinate this plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShowy tarweed reaches heights atypical of our native wildflowers, often standing more than 5-feet high, towering above the dried-out kin of earlier seasons. 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The lavender flowers look like a smaller version of common ornamental garden irises, but the thin grassy leaves that stay green for most of the year offer a kind of concealment that allows the plant to go unnoticed in grassy spaces when it isn’t flowering. The plants tend to grow in a clumping form, never growing more than a around a foot in height, and usually persisting best with a bit in drier soils.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOregon iris is fine plant for partial shade, and was once widespread  west of the Cascades, even in high rainfall zones and otherwise forested landscapes. It may not hum with insect activity like some wildflowers do, but it is reliably attractive to bumble bees and occasionally butterflies, and it’s simply beautiful, strong, and persistent once it finds a place it likes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApprox. 100+ seeds. 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However small native populations occur in the Puget Sound region, and in Coast Range mountains in Oregon and California. (Alternative common names include Western Blue Flag Iris, and Rocky Mountain Iris -- despite its wider geographic distribution). \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eResembling a miniature version of common non-native garden irises, this showy 1-foot tallish plant is slow to establish, but extremely tough and long-lived once it matures. Western blue iris produces thick, tough rhizomes that can be divided to propagate more plants. It prefers soils that are wet in winter and spring, that dry out in summer. These preferences make it an excellent plant for drainage ditches, rain gardens, or growing alongside camas in wet meadows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDon’t expect this plant to flower for several years. In fact, during its first few years, the slender foliage will just blend in with grasses (don’t accidentally pull it!). 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It will produce an edible taproot, and it’s a great companion with common camas, Roemer’s fescue, showy fleabane, and other shorter-stature perennials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApproximately 300 to 400 seeds (1 gram).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39645826646193,"sku":"","price":7.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/products\/spring-gold-seeds-lomatium-utriculatum-573191.jpg?v=1770321052"},{"product_id":"fringecup-seeds-tellima-grandiflora","title":"Fringecup Seeds (Tellima grandiflora)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA shade-tolerant wildflower that is great for bumble bees.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall, highly-fragrant, cup-shaped green and red flowers arise on tall upright stems of this plant, growing up to 2-feet tall from a base of broad, heart-shaped leaves. 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Use it to create nice patchy areas of deer-resistant ground cover, in rain gardens, or as a bedding plant on the shady-side of buildings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e0.5 grams (Approximately 2000 to 3000 seeds).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40284987064497,"sku":"","price":8.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/products\/fringecup-seeds-tellima-grandiflora-362174.jpg?v=1770233844"},{"product_id":"spike-bentgrass-seeds-agrostis-exarata","title":"Spike Bentgrass Seeds (Agrostis exarata)","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\" class=\"m7434415846056213592msolistparagraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eThis is a resilient and under-appreciated grass for damp spaces and wet meadows. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\" class=\"m7434415846056213592msolistparagraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\" class=\"m7434415846056213592msolistparagraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eSpike bentgrass can hold ground against invasive reed canary grass, and still leave spaces for damp ground wildflowers such as camas to grow. In fact, its tufted growth habit and short stature (usually not more than 2-feet), leaves a lot of spaces for interesting wildflower companion plantings, as well as sedges, and other grasses. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\" class=\"m7434415846056213592msolistparagraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\" class=\"m7434415846056213592msolistparagraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eCombine it with tufted hair grass to create a structure of tufts and clumping hummocks, contrasted by the lower, tunnel-like spaces in between. This kind of varied ground structure supports all of the most fascinating kinds of meadow organisms that we are always crouched down looking for on our own farm – predatory ground beetles, Townsend’s vole, blue garter snakes, the caterpillars of various skipper butterflies. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\" class=\"m7434415846056213592msolistparagraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\" class=\"m7434415846056213592msolistparagraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eSpike bentgrass is a caterpillar host plant for the sublime and smoky-metallic-colored roadside skipper butterfly (\u003cem\u003eAmblyscirtes vialis\u003c\/em\u003e). Combine spike bentgrass with self-heal --  a preferred nectar source for the skipper -- and you’ve got the foundation of an entire interesting ecosystem.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\" class=\"m7434415846056213592msolistparagraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\" class=\"m7434415846056213592msolistparagraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eOnce established, this grass won’t be easily displaced by invasives - it's a carbon-dioxide capture machine, sucking CO2 from the air and channeling it into a massive fibrous root system. Its small seed size also allows for a low seeding rate to go a long way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\" class=\"m7434415846056213592msolistparagraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\" class=\"m7434415846056213592msolistparagraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eThis is definitely a plant for full sun, and soils that are either seasonally flooded (even if they dry out in summer) or consistently damp. It's a winner in rain gardens, low areas with clay soil, ditches, bioswales, even former lawns areas that aren’t excessively drained. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in; margin-bottom: .0001pt; background: white;\" class=\"m7434415846056213592msolistparagraph\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10 grams (Approximately 260,000 seeds)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40285142614193,"sku":"","price":6.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/spike-bentgrass-seeds-agrostis-exarata-4646987.jpg?v=1776083587"},{"product_id":"slough-sedge-seeds-carex-obnupta","title":"Slough Sedge Seeds (Carex obnupta)","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSlough sedge is a cornerstone species in many damp meadows and wetlands along the West Coast. It extends from California to southern Alaska, and inland to the western slope of the Cascades. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e   \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e This plant is a visual standout for its black-bronze seed-heads, which are food for waterfowl. Our humble native Townsend’s vole feed on the rhizomes, and we sometimes see our remarkable local blue-morph garter snakes taking cover below the dense foliage. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e   \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e You can frequently see slough sedge in coastal wetlands and estuaries, and in the backwater floodplains of rivers, but it also gets used with good results in urban bioswales. It’s slightly salt tolerant, and generally evergreen. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e   \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Sedges tend to get overlooked as restoration plants, which is unfortunate. Slough sedge is not only deer resistant, but also copes with less than pristine urban rainwater runoff. It’s a butterfly host plant, feeding the caterpillars of the Umber skipper (\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePoanes melane\u003c\/em\u003e), the Dun skipper (\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEuphyes vestris\u003c\/em\u003e), and the common ringlet (\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCoenonympha tullia\u003c\/em\u003e). It’s even suitable for basketry! \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e   \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e A few key things to know about this fine plant: First, it has sharp leaf edges, so it’s best handled with mindful intent. Second, its strongly rhizomatous growth habit makes it a very good choice for stabilizing water edges against erosion, as well as for holding ground against wetland invasives such as reed canary grass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2.0 grams (Approximately 400 - 800 seeds)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40285203824817,"sku":"","price":7.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/slough-sedge-seeds-carex-obnupta-1767531.jpg?v=1777575129"},{"product_id":"toad-rush-seeds-juncus-bufonius","title":"Toad Rush Seeds (Juncus bufonius)","description":"\u003cp\u003eHumble toad rush is one of our favorite plants. At only 2 to 6-inches tall, this annual grass-like plant scarcely gets any attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet for us it's extremely important in our own meadow restoration projects where it grows up immediately in the first year to form a thick mat of soil stabilizing vegetation that at first glance appears to smother every other seedling beneath it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook closer however and you'll notice that toad rush actually functions like a protective nurse crop for other, slower growing plants. And because it's an annual, it lives briefly, then tends to disappear from the plant community after the first season. Interestingly it produces a huge amount of seed that mostly remains dormant in the soil until presented with some catastrophic ground disturbance that allows it to sprout and begin the meadow lifecycle all over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNext time you go for a walkabout, pay some attention to the \"grass\" growing in pavement cracks on a street -- you'll notice that a lot of it is actually toad rush! Did the seeds somehow spill into that crack from a mysterious \"elsewhere?\" Or was that toad rush seed actually long buried under the pavement only to germinate when a crack appeared?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile technically a \"wetland\" plant, toad rush is as tough as anything and will grow in most conditions with a bit of sun and the occasional trickle of water. It's the king of plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e0.5 grams (Approximately 20,000 to 30,000 seeds).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40285223157937,"sku":"","price":8.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/products\/toad-rush-seeds-juncus-bufonius-226080.jpg?v=1770321221"},{"product_id":"plains-coreopsis-seeds-coreopsis-tinctoria","title":"Plains Coreopsis Seeds (Coreopsis tinctoria)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSometimes called dyer’s coreopsis, or dyer’s tickseed for its longstanding use as a wild dye plant, creating a range of deep-reddish-brown to yellow pigments, depending on the flower petal segments selected for use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is largely a plant of the inland West, occurring across a vast expanse from southern inland British Columbia to the Gulf Coast of Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt’s an annual species, frequenting recently disturbed ground: buffalo wallows, eroded badlands gulches, and remote highway verges where is sometimes appears among packed gravel and among cracks in asphalt as interstate trucks roar by at 60mph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe love this plant for it’s cheerful early morning flowers – often bright yellow with intense red centers - although fully red and fully yellow flowers also both occur. It’s closely associated with wild long-horn bees (genus: Melissodes), with females foraging among the flowers for nectar, while full-on clustered encampments of single males sometimes cling to the stems overnight, awaiting the warmth of dawn and the appearance females.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a great species for overseeding arid scab lands (along with Lewis flax, yarrow, and Rocky Mountain bee plant) to add color and wildlife value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOr --- even in non-arid climates this is a handy addition to vegetable gardens where it can be planted in rows to attract pollinators and beneficial insects such as minute pirate bugs and lady beetles (good companion species for this kind of annual planting include large-flowered collomia, and lacy phacelia).  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eApprox. 400-500 seeds (0.2 grams).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40777979003057,"sku":"","price":6.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/products\/plains-coreopsis-seeds-coreopsis-tinctoria-779258.jpg?v=1770319966"},{"product_id":"blanket-flower-seeds-gaillardia-aristata","title":"Blanket Flower Seeds (Gaillardia aristata)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRemarkably colorful and drought-adapted, blanketflower is a dryland native perennial, occurring across the inland west from eastern British Columbia south into the Great Basin and eastward across the Great Plains.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith variable colors, blanket flower can appear with yellow, red, brown, or purple centers, and yellow, or red petals (with flowering occurring from late summer into fall). These flowers arise up to about two feet in height (sometimes much less), from mostly bare stems, with lance-shaped foliage remaining closer to the ground. As the flower heads ripen they release, interesting bristly seeds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese are consistently excellent bee flowers, often attracting large wild leafcutter bees and dazzling metallic green \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAgapostemon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e sweat bees. That said, the most intriguing insect visitors (found in much of the open West) are brilliantly colorful \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSchinia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e moths which camouflage themselves with jaw-dropping effectiveness within the flowerheads. These moths (often red and yellow in appearance) are like flying flowers themselves, and are among the most spectacularly colorful moths in North America.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlant blanketflower in dry, rocky or gravelly soils, with the seeds mostly raked or scattered into bare ground (they need light to germinate). In extremely dry years, it may be mostly dormant, with more prolific flowering happening in years after some decent winter precipitation. This is a plant for full or partial sunlight, for rock gardens, in open understories beneath pines, as a great yard or landscape plant for hot front yards -- however it probably also has untapped potential in a lot of other unexpected human spaces, including spaces in wet climates -- as a tenacious green roof option, as a rock garden specimen, in roadside plantings where urban heat islands cause other plants to wilt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe think this plant is tolerant of light grazing, wildfires, and it does not need cold stratification to germinate in our experience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApproximately 200 seeds (0.8 grams).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40788671758513,"sku":"","price":6.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/products\/blanket-flower-seeds-gaillardia-aristata-492127.jpg?v=1770232702"},{"product_id":"wild-blue-flax-seeds-linum-lewisii","title":"Wild Blue Flax Seeds (Linum lewisii)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis plant is one of the overlooked gems of the West. It’s a fiber plant (like its domesticated cousin) – useful for fabric, nets, cordage, baskets, and more. It produces multitudes of bright sky-blue flowers that open in the early morning for many weeks throughout spring and early summer. It grows among gravel and rocky soils with no complaint. It possesses all the dreamy poetic qualities of beautiful flower that exists in far away lonely places where only the sun and stars gaze upon it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLargely displaced by cheatgrass and grazing, our wild blue flax is perfectly at home in moderately arid lands from Alaska and the Canadian Plains, southward throughout California, Texas, and Mexico. It’s mostly a plant of alkaline soils, where it grows up to 3-feet tall as a multi-stemmed perennial, preferring full sun conditions (it can tolerate partial shade, but will produce fewer flowers).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eResearchers have noted that there is less pollinator activity on blue flax, than on other wildflowers. This is mostly true however we’ve notice that peak flower-insect activity is very early in the morning so it’s likely that pollinator researchers have missed some of the creatures that depend upon this plant. Throughout the heat of the day, pollen-feeding muscoid flies are the frequent flower visitors, along with small Halictid bees. Under high mid-day heat, many of the flowers may even completely close up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFew other rangeland flowers can compare with the bright, numerous, and showy flowers of wild blue flax. When mass-planted, the effect is like something out of a painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1 gram (200 to 300 seeds).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42206876434678,"sku":"","price":7.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/products\/wild-blue-flax-seeds-linum-lewisii-145623.jpg?v=1770321515"},{"product_id":"arctic-butterbur-seeds-petasites-frigidus","title":"Alpine Butterbur Seeds (Petasites frigidus var. frigidus)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlso known as alpine coltsfoot, this large leafy plant (roughly reminiscent of rhubarb) is an inhabitant of moist, full sun to partially shaded ground with a high water table, seeps or springs at mid to high elevations. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile this species occurs across most of the northern hemisphere in cool, damp climates, there are distinct subspecies, each of which tend to occupy specific habitat niches, elevation ranges, or mountain zones. Among the Ainu people of northern Japan and the Siberian islands, butterburs were traditionally thought to provide the leafy homes to a mysterious race of miniature forest people in ancient times (the Korpokkur).  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike the closely related – but non-native – Japanese fuki (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePetasites japonicus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), arctic butterbur stalks can be used as an edible vegetable and medicinal plant but all butterburs require special preparation to remove toxic alkaloids.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMost unexpectedly, alpine butterbur produces strangely large flowerheads consisting of a heavy crown of compound blossoms atop a thick central stalk. These flowers dry down to create otherworldly fluffballs of seed, rather like an enormous dandelion. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApproximately 200 seeds (0.5 grams).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42373108662518,"sku":"","price":9.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/alpine-butterbur-seeds-petasites-frigidus-var-frigidus-3115701.png?v=1774509249"},{"product_id":"deer-defense-seed-mix","title":"Deer Defense Seed Mix","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe’ve gotten so many requests over the years for an easy-to-grow seed mix that defies deer, that we finally had to dig in and create one. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFor a full disclaimer, deer will nip, taste, and browse a huge range of plants, including many of the ones included in this mix. However, based on field testing over years, and watching many thousands of our own plants devoured by deer, this mix is composed of species that deer mostly leave alone, or flat out do not like after a single taste. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAnd yet, these are also some of our showiest, easiest-to-establish species, and ones that still support an amazing abundance and diversity of wildlife (just not deer!). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe’ve aimed for a balance of species that can survive everything from damp to rather dry sites, but everything in this mix does indeed need full sun to prosper. If you’ve got a shaded site with heavy deer pressure, consider something like ferns or salal. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOne notable inclusion in this mix is Coastal poppy. We’ve heard countless debates, discussions, and speculations about how far north the actual native range of this plant is. (With various arguments ranging from it stopping at the Oregon border, to other claims that it historically occurred all the way north to southern Alaska!). While there are Pacific Northwest records of the plant at least as far back as the 1800s, we simply don’t know. What we do know is: 1) It does occur wildly in some interesting regional places where it seems rather implausible for someone to have planted it, including coastal bluffs, and cliff embankments in the Columbia gorge, 2) It naturalizes nicely without ever becoming invasive in our region and extends the bloomtime much later into the season than most other wildflowers, and 3) It is a ridiculously great bumble bee plant, attracting many different bumble bee species, not just common ones like the yellow-faced bumble bee (\u003cem\u003eBombus vosenesenkii\u003c\/em\u003e). All of these factors make it a very attractive and effective complement to this deer-resistant seed mix. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHere’s the full package:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnnual Wildflowers (31%) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSeablush (Plectritis congesta), Globe Gilia (Gilia capitata), Coastal Poppy (Eschscholzia californica var. maritima), Farewell to Spring (Clarkia amoena), Common Fiddleneck (Amsinckia menziesii)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerennial Wildflowers (36%) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWestern Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), Puget Gumweed (Grindelia integrifolia), Big Leaf Lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus), Riverbank Lupine (Lupinus rivularis), Wooly Sunflower (Eriophyllum lanatum), Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris), Blue Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium idahoense), Canada Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNative Grasses (33%) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTufted Hairgrass (Deschampsia cespitosa), Roemer’s Fescue (Festuca romeri), Blue Wild Rye (Elymus glaucus), Meadow Barley (Hordeum brachyantherum)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelect from two sizes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e1000 Square Feet (6.5 ounces)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e½ Acre (9lbs) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"1000 Square Feet","offer_id":42529072152822,"sku":"","price":89.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Half-Acre","offer_id":42529072185590,"sku":"","price":1198.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/products\/deer-defense-seed-mix-571715.jpg?v=1698040738"},{"product_id":"golden-eyed-grass-seeds-sisyrinchium-californicum","title":"Golden-Eyed Grass Seeds (Sisyrinchium californicum)","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur Most Deer-Resistant Plant!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOccurring from British Columbia to California, this diminutive iris-relative grows ridiculously well in very wet, boggy, conditions -- as well as in the damp crevices within rock gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNot bothered by seasonal flooding, or dense clay soils, this is little plant (not getting much larger that 8 to 10 inches) is also completely deer resistant, and tolerates a bit of occasional mowing. While a bit slow to start from seed, once established, you can dig and divide this plant like a common garden iris, providing a constant source of many new plants to spread around your landscape. Plant this around downspouts or in rain gardens and watch it take off. Use it as an actual pond plant within semi-submerged containers. It even works in miniature \"container bogs\" as a kind of bonsai, happy with confined spaces and no drainage. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGolden-eyed grass has long, continuous blooms over much of the growing season. We know very little about this plant's insect associates, but the flowers are visited by syrphid flies, and small mining bees, some likely specialists of this genus.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eApproximately 200 seeds (0.2 grams).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44256788709622,"sku":"","price":10.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/products\/golden-eyed-grass-seeds-sisyrinchium-californicum-637936.jpg?v=1770233948"},{"product_id":"narrowleaf-milkweed-seeds-asclepias-fascicularis","title":"Narrowleaf Milkweed Seeds (Asclepias fascicularis)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNative from western Mexico to British Columbia, this is arguably a cornerstone of monarch butterfly breeding habitat across large sections of the Inland West.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe like narrowleaf milkweed for its good tolerance to drought its ability to eek out surviving populations of itself, even in abused landscapes and areas overrun with invasive species. As a native dryland plant, we aren’t sure how it might perform in areas of more moisture, but it might make an interesting garden plant, one that is guaranteed to attract a stunning array of pollinating insects, even if monarchs don’t actually find it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReaching about 3-feet in mature height, narrow leaf milkweed does indeed produce long, thin, almost grass-like leaves. Surprisingly large pink or white blooms are borne upon the thin foliage and stems, almost giving the impression of the flower clusters floating unsupported above the surrounding vegetation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eApproximately 200 seeds. (1.0 grams).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44276145553654,"sku":"","price":7.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/products\/narrowleaf-milkweed-seeds-asclepias-fascicularis-111673.jpg?v=1770234609"},{"product_id":"broadleaf-milkweed-seeds-asclepias-latifolia","title":"Broadleaf Milkweed Seeds (Asclepias latifolia)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is not a Northwestern Native, but rather is a plant of the central and southern plains and the desert southwest (roughly Nebraska to California). Still, given the interest in monarch butterfly conservation and out of an appreciation for the milkweed genus, we’ve had many folks reaching out asking about other milkweed species to use as interesting botanical specimens for their gardens. After discovering this often-overlooked member of the milkweed clan in our travels, we thought it might be as interesting to others as it is to us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStanding at nearly 3-feet in mature height, this is a very sturdy plant with (as the name suggests) big, rubbery, Dr. Seuss-like leaves, pronounced with enormous bulging veins. The whole affair resembles something like a reptile crossed with a cabbage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKeep this in dry, sunny locations at maturity for the most impressive results!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eApproximately 150 seeds. (1.1 grams).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44276236681462,"sku":"","price":18.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/broadleaf-milkweed-seeds-asclepias-latifolia-8086493.jpg?v=1776000725"},{"product_id":"beargrass-xerophyllum-tenax","title":"Beargrass Seeds (Xerophyllum tenax)","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFamed for ancient ethnobotanical traditions, beargrass is not a grass at all, but rather a member of the corn-lily family. It’s also an icon of western wildlands, producing visually arresting 3- to 4-foot-high flower stalks composed of white flower clusters that arise from a basal clump of wiry, grass-like foliage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThose long, wiry leaves have made beargrass a preeminent fiber source for basketry and weaving. Aside from strength, durability, and water resistance, beargrass leaves turn white as they dry, and can then be dyed vibrantly with other colors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe don’t have much experience with growing this plant from seed ourselves, but it appears to grow slow, and lives for a remarkably long time. Individual plants don’t appear to flower every year, but in our observations bloom most prolifically in years with abundant rainfall, or in post-fire conditions where competing vegetation is cleared away.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the wild beargrass occurs across much of the West – from foggy coastal bluffs, to mountain meadows, to high elevation prairies – often co-occurring with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/northwestmeadowscapes.com\/collections\/individual-species-seed-packets\/products\/giant-red-paintbrush?variant=17575694336090\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ered paintbrush\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and sometimes various lupines or columbine. The roots of beargrass are reportedly edible, although we have not tried this ourselves, and as with all plants, positive field recognition should be a pre-requisite before eating!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eApproximately 100 seeds (0.3 grams).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44606336991478,"sku":"","price":9.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/products\/beargrass-seeds-xerophyllum-tenax-177801.jpg?v=1770232471"},{"product_id":"swamp-onion-seeds-allium-validum","title":"Swamp Onion Seeds (Allium validum)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePossibly the largest and showiest of our native onions, as the name suggests, this is a species of damp spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAll parts of this 3-foot-tall plant are edible, from the bulb and foliage to the vivid, pink flowers. However, the fun insect activity in the flowers will make you want to just watch this plant grow. We see fascinating types of flies, small solitary wasps, beetles, and many kinds of bees visiting swamp onion flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlthough naturally widespread (from Pacific Coast, east to the Rocky Mountains) swamp onion is mostly found at medium to higher elevations. It can tolerate low-elevation life just fine, but will do best in cooler micro-climates with damp, but well-drained fertile soils. We think it has very good potential as a rain garden plant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEverything we try to offer has an entire rich cosmos of ecological connections, and it gets to be too much to try and capture those stories in a quick product description. Still, our wild onions have such interesting pollinator associates, that it’s worth including a brief list of at least some of the western bee species observed on wild onion flowers:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAndrenidae Family:\u003c\/u\u003e \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlue-and-Black Andrena (Andrena nigrocaerulea)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eApidae Family:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Bear-like Digger Bee (Anthophora ursina), Black-notched Bumble Bee (Bombus bifarius), Indiscriminate Cuckoo Bumble Bee (Bombus insularis), Van Dyke’s Bumble Bee(Bombus vandykei), Edwards’s Long-horned Bee (Eucera edwardsii)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMegachilidae Family:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Anthidium banningense, Chelostoma minutum, Red-footed Cuckoo Leaf-cutter \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(Coelioxys rufitarsis), Hoplitis fulgida, Osmia aglaia,  Osmia albolateralis, Large Indigo Mason \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBee (Osmia atrocyanea), Osmia bakeri, Osmia californica, Yellowish Green Mason Bee (Osmia \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ecalla), Blue Mason Bee (Osmia cyanella), Osmia exigua,  Kincaid’s Mason Bee (Osmia \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ekincaidii), Osmia penstemonis, Friendly Mason Bee (Osmia proxima), Small Mason Bee (Osmia \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epusilla), Osmia trevoris\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt’s likely the Halictidae family (not well documented with our Northwestern onions), probably represents an even larger and more diverse group of bee visitors than all of the other families listed above!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApproximately 150 seeds (0.5 grams).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44606351114486,"sku":"","price":9.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/products\/swamp-onion-seeds-allium-validum-752869.jpg?v=1770321065"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/collections\/deer-resistant-picks-304308.jpg?v=1698040761","url":"https:\/\/northwestmeadowscapes.com\/collections\/deer-resistant-picks.oembed?page=5","provider":"Northwest Meadowscapes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}