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We like it in salads, or cooked with dandelion and nettle in a wild green \"meadow spanakopita.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpreading growth habit, with stems that will form new roots where they touch the ground. 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The inclusion of Yaak yarrow, a native low-growing, turf-forming variant of western yarrow provides added durability, and long-lived flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis “lawn” will not hold up to heavy trampling by pets or people (so it’s not going to make a good soccer field), but it will perform fine in a low traffic residential yard setting with full sunlight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo maintain an appropriate height, it can be infrequently mowed, ideally in no earlier than mid-summer, after most of the wildflowers have bloomed. It’s no substitute for the diversity of a true wildflower meadow with dozens of species from a biodiversity standpoint, but it's a great compromise where a lawn-like aesthetic is needed or desired.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSEED MIX CONTENTS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWildflowers 30%\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDwarf Farewell to Spring (\u003cem\u003eClarkia amoena\u003c\/em\u003e), Sea Blush (\u003cem\u003ePlectritis congesta\u003c\/em\u003e), Yaak Yarrow (\u003cem\u003eAchillea millefolium var. 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(A few good junegrass companion species for this approach are red fescue, selfheal, prairie burnet).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMature height (including the seed heads) is approximately 1.5 feet. 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Such mixed combinations create a resilient foundational matrix that is more resistant than any single species turf alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo maximize biodiversity (and support pollinators and beneficial insects), various other low-growing species can be co-planted with western fescue, such as yaak yarrow, self heal, poverty oatgrass, prairie junegrass, Chamisso sedge, blue eyed grass, golden-eyed grass, creeping thyme, and wild blue flax.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWestern fescue is an excellent caterpillar hostplant for multiple species of skipper butterflies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeeding Rates: 14-grams (approx. 3000 to 6000 seeds) can form a solid turf on about 100 to 200 square feet when mixed with an inert bulking material and evenly spread across bare soil. 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Additionally, this plant can be incorporated with other “wild lawn” species to support biodiversity, and reduce the need for mowing (sometimes to only once or twice a year). Some ideal companions include: sand fescue, western fescue, red fescue, Roemer’s fescue, Molate red fescue, blue grama grass, buffalo grass, poverty oat grass, Chamisso sedge, baby blue eyes, creeping thyme, hard fescue, prairie junegrass, various clovers, golden eyed grass, blue eyed grass, wild blue flax, and self heal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSeeding Process:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yaak yarrow (and other wild lawn species) are best introduced to existing lawns by close scalping with a mower (cutting as low as possible), then core-aerating the lawn (aerators can be rented at many local hardware stores). Yaak yarrow and other seed can then be directly broadcast over the aerated lawn with seedlings establishing in the exposed soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlternatively, seed can still be broadcast into an existing lawn, even without core aerating, but may result in slower establishment due to thatch build-up and less than ideal seed-to-soil contact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFall and spring seeding generally result in the best establishment. Due to the extremely small size of yarrow seed, we recommend increasing the volume of the seed with an inert bulking material (such as sand or cat litter) to facilitate spreading it over large areas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMaintenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yaak yarrow and other wild lawn plants perform best without fertilizer, supplemental irrigation, and with high, infrequent mowing. 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(This is a fantastic native plant for containers).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBaby blue eyes flowers in mid-to-late-spring, and can be fall sown in moderate climates, or spring sown in areas with cold winters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a great plant to establish in large drifts, especially in lawns with other low growing wildflowers such as yaak yarrow, self heal, and with fine-leaved fescue grasses (e.g. red fescue, sand fescue, western fescue, Molate fescue, etc.).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo introduce baby blue eyes into a lawn, first mow the grass as low as possible (scalping it), and remove the clippings. Then use a core aerator (which can be rented at many hardware stores) to create openings in the turf. Immediately over-seed the lawn (this should all be performed during the appropriate planting season).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLarge Pack: Approximately 6000+ seeds (0.5 ounces).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45977956745462,"sku":"","price":7.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/products\/baby-blue-eyes-seeds-nemophila-menziesii-large-pack-639464.jpg?v=1739776241"},{"product_id":"wild-creeping-thyme-seeds-thymus-serpyllum","title":"Wild Creeping Thyme Seeds (Thymus serpyllum)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eBring color and life to a plain lawn – or grow a fragrant bee-friendly ground cover.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eWhile not native to North America, wild creeping thyme is well adapted to many climates without becoming invasive. This small, colorful wildflower does not compete well with taller, faster-growing vegetation, but it can grow and persist nicely within mowed lawns or as a ground cover in gravel areas and rock gardens. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eSlow growing, long-lived, and sun-loving, this small highly drought-tolerant member of the mint family spreads slowly from tiny, woody stems. Without grass competition, it can eventually form a thick ground cover. Within grass, it tends to form smaller and more spread-out stems. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eLike other thymes, this is a highly fragrant plant, with abundant small pink flowers that are extremely attractive to many species of bees, and quite a few butterflies (it’s actually one of the few eco-lawn or ground cover plants we know of that consistently attracts many butterflies). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eWild thyme is slow to germinate and start from seed, and can take several seasons before it puts on enough size to start flowering. Once established it is very well adapted to planters, rock gardens, and lawns – it can even be “encouraged” as a total lawn replacement by regular weeding out of grass clumps around it as it grows (we know of a few folks who did this over several years and have entire flowering front yards consisting of creeping thyme. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eAs a lawn plant or ground cover, creeping thyme is tolerant of light foot traffic, but on its own, it is not sturdy enough to withstand heavy play or pet trampling. To use it in a diverse “wild lawn” we recommend companion planting with various fine leaved fescues (e.g. sand, red, western, Molate, Roemer’s, Idaho, and hard fescues), prairie junegrass, seashore bentgrass, and other mowable low growing wildflowers (yaak yarrow, golden-eyed grass, self heal, and various clovers). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eWild thyme can be introduced into an existing lawn by first mowing the grass as low as possible (i.e. “scalping” it), then removing the clippings. Next a core aerator (which can be rented at many hardware stores) is used to create openings in the turf. Thyme (and other wildflower seeds) can then be over-seeded across the lawn.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eHardy from about zone 3 to 10, and very tolerant of poor soils. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eApproximately 2000+ seeds (0.5 grams).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45996899664118,"sku":"","price":7.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/products\/wild-creeping-thyme-seeds-thymus-serpyllum-536838.jpg?v=1739776211"},{"product_id":"pollinator-lawn-overseeding-mix","title":"Pollinator Lawn Conversion Mix (Quickly Add Wildflowers to Your Current Lawn!)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eQuickly and economically turn your existing lawn into a pollinator lawn. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith more than 40-million acres of lawns, turf grass is the single largest irrigated “crop” in the U.S.. Aside from water, lawns consume time, and mowing, and other inputs while also providing limited ecological value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut lawns can be better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd the easiest, low-barrier, low-cost way to quickly make an existing lawn better is to overseed it with some basic low-growing wildflowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHence this mix.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsisting of Roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile), Yaak yarrow (Achillea millefolium var. yaak), creeping thyme (Thymus serpyllum), self heal (Prunella vulgaris), and white clover (Trifolium repens), all low growing wildflowers, that tolerate mowing, and that can be overseeded directly into an existing lawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile this is a mix of native and non-native species, these are all wildflowers that will mostly prefer to stay in the lawn rather than creeping off into adjacent natural areas and becoming invasive (none of these species compete well with taller wild vegetation). Moreover, the variation of flowers is attractive to a diverse community of interesting pollinators from syrphid flies to bumble bees to various butterflies including the gorgeous little silvery blue gray hairstreak (\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStrymon melinus\u003c\/em\u003e) which uses the clover both as a caterpillar host plant and as a nectar source.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFragrant, and attractive to pollinators, this mix is formulated for a seeding rate of 8-ounces per 1000 square feet (for a robust average of 273 seeds per square foot). Additionally, this mix is hardy from about zone 3 to 10, and is very tolerant of poor soils.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEstablishment is as easy as hand scattering this mix directly into the lawn, however establishment rates can be increased by first mowing the existing grass as low as possible (i.e. “scalping” it), then removing the clippings. Next a core aerator (which can be rented at many hardware stores) is used to create openings in the turf. The mix can then be over-seeded across the lawn. Fall, winter, and spring planting typically offer the best results, but summer seeding can also be effective when supported by some initial irrigation. Once established, these wildflowers typically do not need any additional water, and can be mowed regularly – however for best results the lawn should be maintained at a taller height – ideally not cut shorter than 4 inches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket Size: 8-ounces (For 1000 square foot coverage).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46012217393398,"sku":"","price":53.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/products\/pollinator-lawn-conversion-mix-quickly-add-wildflowers-to-your-current-lawn-484096.jpg?v=1739776097"},{"product_id":"california-oatgrass-seeds-danthonia-californica","title":"California Oatgrass Seeds (Danthonia californica)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn iconic associate of vanishing meadows across the west.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite the common name, California oatgrass is an extremely widespread meadow and savannah grass, naturally occurring from the western Rockies to the Pacific Coast, and from Canada southward into South America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithin this range it has historically been a superbly high-performing wild grass, one that can be:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDensely planted and mowed as a wild lawn (withstanding foot traffic very well)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrazed or used for hay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFunctioning as a flood-, drought-, and fire-tolerant species for challenging conditions -- while staying mostly green for the entire growing season\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupporting wildlife, including as a caterpillar host plant for certain butterflies, such as the Lindsey’s skipper (\u003cem\u003eHesperia lindseyi\u003c\/em\u003e) and the Columbian skipper (\u003cem\u003eHesperia columbia\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCalifornia oatgrass is a long-lived perennial with fine-leaved foliage that grows in a bunching or clumping form. While the foliage remains only about a foot tall, if left unmowed, the grass will produce 2 feet tall stalks topped by graceful spikelet seedheads. Additionally this grass has the curious and fascinating habitat of sometimes producing cleisttogamous (self-fertilized) seeds that grow within the lower stems of the plant (!). While somewhat diminutive, this rugged plant can produce root systems more than 5-feet in depth, allowing it to persist even in quite dry conditions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce commonly and lavishly occurring in west coast oak savannahs, and in western prairies with native fine-leaved fescues, this brilliant grass is in widespread decline, often crowded out by invasive species and poor land management. Even so, it is sometimes the last native plant found in western grassy areas, particularly along hedgerows and forest edges, occupying the precious thin interface between woody vegetation and open ground that has been invaded by more aggressive alien grasses. While it is a sun-loving species (especially in moderate climates), it establishes very well in dappled shade, such as under hardwood trees. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCalifornia oatgrass can be tricky to start from seed and sometimes benefits from cold exposure, ample moisture, and, (importantly) light exposure, for effective germination. 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It is a plant for the Blade Runner era, for abandoned industrial zones, for rooftops, and for crumbling vacant shopping malls.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003ePath rush lives in such places all while offering back myriad good things: soil stabilization, food for various grasshoppers and scores of small little beetles (the foundational food for countless songbirds), as well as its beauty as a tufty little grass-like plant with interesting architecture.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eStaying between about 6 to12 inches in height, this handsome clumping plant develops semi-stiff, deep-green stems, and ultimately small round seed capsules.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eTolerant of mowing, and a charming addition to wild lawns, it’s time to rediscover this under-appreciated, structurally unique, and generous little plant.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003eGrown into plugs, path rush can be transplanted into a grid configuration, providing a visually fascinating matrix of strongly upright stems, which can then be in-filled with contrasting wildflowers. It is also equally useful and full of potential in rock gardens and flooded bioswales. Excellent in green-roofs, container plantings, and in Japanese ‘kusa-mono’ style bonsai, entire mini-meadows can be imagined using this wondrous plant as a foundation.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003ePacket Size: 1500+ very tiny seeds (0.3 grams)\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46050053783798,"sku":"","price":7.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/path-rush-seeds-juncus-tenuis-909492.jpg?v=1739775952"},{"product_id":"six-week-fescue-seed-festuca-microstachys","title":"Three Week Fescue Seed (Festuca microstachys)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA slender, fast-growing annual grass for quick soil cover. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlmost true to its name, three week fescue can grow from seed to maturity very quickly! Germinating in late winter or spring, this annual native grass produces single stems, and sometimes sparsely branching clumps, and goes to seed (completing its entire lifecycle) before the peak of summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis rapid growth makes three week fescue a highly useful species under conditions where rapid soil cover is needed. For example, planted into bare ground around slower-growing perennials, three week fescue can stabilize soil and reduce spaces for weeds to establish. It can also serve as a quick, and short-lived living mulch ground cover on sites where follow-up permanent native plant establishment is planned later on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidespread across the West Coast and Inland West (from Western Canada southward to Mexico), three week fescue tops out at around 2-feet tall, with graceful purple-ish seed heads. Despite the short lifespan, this grass leaves behind little biomass after it dies, with the foliage quickly decomposing and reducing wildfire potential and rank thatch build-up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTolerant of a wide range of soil conditions, three week fescue naturally occurs in sandy and serpentine soils, as well as seasonally flooded ground, but is tolerant of a wide range of conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike various other native fescues, this grass is a likely host plant for quite a few caterpillars of various moths and butterflies, including the common ringlet (\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eCoenonympha tullia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e), the sandhill skipper (\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003ePolites sabuleti\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e), the Sonora skipper (\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003ePolites sonora\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e), the Mardon skipper (\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003ePolites mardon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e), the sierra skipper (\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eHesperia miriamae\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e), Lindsey’s skipper (\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eHesperia lindseyi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e), and the Nevada skipper (\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eHesperia nevada\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket Size: Approximately 1000 seeds (10 grams).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46050054865142,"sku":"","price":6.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/three-week-fescue-seed-festuca-microstachys-748120.jpg?v=1739775825"},{"product_id":"golden-aster-seeds-heterotheca-villosa","title":"Golden Aster Seeds (Heterotheca villosa)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA ridiculously long-blooming plant with a flowering period from late spring to fall. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidespread across western North America -- from parts of the Upper Midwest to the Pacific coast, golden aster is an incredible drought-resistant perennial. Under extreme dry conditions the foliage may dieback and go dormant (often while still producing a few flowers). Then, when precipitation returns, the plant will bounce back with its normal silvery-green foliage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis plant is a survivor -- one that thrives in poor and sandy soils, in full sun, in freezing climates, and stands persists even where deer browse other plants into oblivion. For difficult urban sites, this could be a transformative wildflower.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile golden aster can occasionally reach 20-inches in height, 6 to 12 inches is more common, with the individual plants developing into a generous mounds covered in many bee- and butterfly-attractive flowers. (This plant is notable for attracting quite a few arid region specialist pollinators).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery much under-planted and under-appreciated, golden aster tolerates some infrequent (+4-inch) mowing especially early in the season and will still flower at a shorter height, making it useful in wild lawn plantings. Plant this with showy fleabane and dryland grasses such as Idaho fesue, prairie junegrass, and blue grama for a beautiful short grass meadow effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e100+ seeds (1.0 gram).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46970165166326,"sku":"","price":7.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/golden-aster-seeds-heterotheca-villosa-700685.jpg?v=1739775490"},{"product_id":"large-headed-clover-seeds-trifolium-macrocephalum","title":"Large-Headed Clover Seeds (Trifolium macrocephalum)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eDreamy and dazzling – Large-headed clover arises from diminutive 6-inch-tall foliage…from terrible, rocky, low-fertility soils, and dry weather… from lands of rock slides and frigid winters. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eFrom these extremes this gorgeous and almost unreal little plant produces large 3 to 4-inch diameter flowers that range from “sunset orange” to “candy-cane” colored.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eLarge-headed clover is a surprisingly resilient little perennial, spreading by rhizomes it naturally occurs at mid to high elevations across the northern inland west. It finds pockets of survival on rocky screes and steep slopes where deer and elk browsing is minimal, making a go of things wherever it has full sun or partial shade. With deep taproots and a tolerance for well-drained soil, this is a great plant for water-limited locations. (Note however that it is very happy to get a water -- even growing in shallow puddles where it can find them). \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eMore than that, large-headed clover is wildly attractive to large digger bees (\u003ci\u003eAnthophra\u003c\/i\u003e sp.), a group of bees notable for their beautifully large iridescent blue-green eyes. Both the plant and the bee are show stoppers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe incredible survival traits of large-headed clover make it a potentially enchanting ground cover for rock gardens and xeriscaping. We think it also holds great promise as a possibly marvelous addition to wild lawns. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eNote that this fascinating plant is hard-seeded with a high degree of seed dormancy. It will need cold stratification and may benefit from mechanical scarification of the seed coat to germinate. 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This is typically a full sun or dappled shade plant, and one with a broad range of soil adaptability – finding home in damp grassy meadows as well as in dry rocky outcroppings, -- in both cases benefiting from sites that are not overwhelmed by taller invasive grasses. The exploding seeds capsules disperse the plant broadly across optimal locations by scattering seed in many directions. This is a plant with excellent potential in wild lawns, rock gardens, and expansive meadows of variable topography where it can find and multiple in preferred niche habitats.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe canary violet is a likely host plant for various elusive butterflies, especially many species of western Fritillaries, such as the Pacific fritillary (\u003ci\u003eBoloria epithore\u003c\/i\u003e), the variegated fritillary (\u003ci\u003eEuptoieta claudia\u003c\/i\u003e), the Egleis fritillary (Spe\u003ci\u003eyeria egleis\u003c\/i\u003e), the Zerene Fritillary (\u003ci\u003eSpeyeria zerene\u003c\/i\u003e), and several others. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eApproximately 80 to 100 seeds (0.5 grams)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47625813426422,"sku":"F-CNRYVIOLET","price":8.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/canary-violet-seeds-viola-praemorsa-592339.jpg?v=1739774680"},{"product_id":"california-wild-lawn-seed-mix","title":"California Wild Lawn Seed Mix","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eA low-grow, low-water, low-maintenance, fire-wise, wildflower and native grass lawn that supports pollinators.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eInspired by the super-bloom meadows of California, we developed this as an alternative to traditional lawns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eUnlike non-native turf grass (with its high-water requirements and low ecological value), our California Wild Lawn provides:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003c!-- [if !supportLists]--\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eNative grasses and wildflowers comprising a low-stature meadow that you can actually walk on. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eInfrequent mowing. Cut the lawn low at the beginning of the summer dry season to eliminate combustible biomass, in periods of abundant rainfall, let it grow lush with flowers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eA water-smart ground cover that does not require irrigation beyond initial establishment -- in the event of a drought, just mow it low and let it remain dormant. Life will spring back when natural rains return.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eA dazzling color display that feeds native bees, butterflies, and songbirds, and richly textured native grass that resemble a wild grassland.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eMix Composition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eRe-Seeding Annual Wildflowers (49%):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e California Goldfields (\u003ci\u003eLasthenia californica\u003c\/i\u003e), Five Spot (\u003ci\u003eNemophila maculata\u003c\/i\u003e), Red Maids (\u003ci\u003eCalandrinia ciliata\u003c\/i\u003e), Farewell to Spring (\u003ci\u003eClarkia amoena\u003c\/i\u003e), Tomcat Clover (\u003ci\u003eTrifolium wildenovii\u003c\/i\u003e), Tidy Tips (\u003ci\u003eLayia platyglossa\u003c\/i\u003e), Chinese Houses (\u003ci\u003eCollinsia heterophylla\u003c\/i\u003e), Bird’s Eye (\u003ci\u003eGilia tricolor\u003c\/i\u003e), Bicolor Lupine (\u003ci\u003eLupinus bicolor\u003c\/i\u003e), California Bluebell (\u003ci\u003ePhacelia campanularia\u003c\/i\u003e), Dwarf California Poppy (\u003ci\u003eEschscholzia caespitosa\u003c\/i\u003e), Foothill Clover (\u003ci\u003eTrifolium ciliolatum\u003c\/i\u003e), Maiden Clover (\u003ci\u003eTrifolium microcephalum\u003c\/i\u003e), Baby Blue Eyes (\u003ci\u003eNemophila menziesii\u003c\/i\u003e), Owl’s Clover (\u003ci\u003eCastilleja exserta\u003c\/i\u003e), Goldfields (\u003ci\u003eLasthenia glabrata\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003ePerennial Wildflowers (6%):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e Springbank Clover (\u003ci\u003eTrifolium wormskioldii\u003c\/i\u003e), Perennial California Poppy (\u003ci\u003eEschscholzia californica var. Martima\u003c\/i\u003e), turf-type Western yarrow (\u003ci\u003eAchillea millefolium ‘Yaak’\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eNative Grasses (55%):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e Seashore Bentgrass (\u003ci\u003eAgrostis pallens\u003c\/i\u003e), Three Week Fescue (\u003ci\u003eFestuca microstachys\u003c\/i\u003e), Idaho Fescue (\u003ci\u003eFestuca idahoensis\u003c\/i\u003e), Molate Red Fescue (\u003ci\u003eFestuca rubra ‘Molate’\u003c\/i\u003e), California Oatgrass (\u003ci\u003eDanthonia californica\u003c\/i\u003e), Western Fescue (\u003ci\u003eFestuca occidentalis\u003c\/i\u003e), Prairie Junegrass (\u003ci\u003eKoeleria macrantha\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eAppropriate Range:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e This mix is well adapted to most locations from Southern Oregon through Southern California, at elevations ranging from sea-level to about 3,000 feet, and areas with an average of 10 or more inches of annual precipitation. (Note this mix will do okay in dry areas, such as the southern San Joaquin Valley, but may need supplemental irrigation for establishment). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eButterfly Host Plants:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e The various plants in this mix are likely caterpillar host plants for the following butterflies: \u003cu\u003eSpringbank Clover, Maiden Clover, Foothill Clover and Tomcat Clover:\u003c\/u\u003e western cloudywing (\u003ci\u003eThorybes diversus\u003c\/i\u003e), Queen Alexandra’s sulphur (\u003ci\u003eColias alexandra\u003c\/i\u003e), Shasta blue (\u003ci\u003ePlebejus shasta\u003c\/i\u003e), greenish blue (\u003ci\u003ePlebejus saepiolus\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cu\u003eChinese Houses, Owl’s Clover, and \u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003eFarewell to Spring:\u003c\/u\u003e Pacific green sphinx moth (\u003ci\u003eProserpinus lucidus\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cu\u003eGrasses:\u003c\/u\u003e sandhill skipper (\u003ci\u003ePolites sabuleti\u003c\/i\u003e), roadside skipper (\u003ci\u003eAmblyscirtes vialis\u003c\/i\u003e), Sonora skipper (\u003ci\u003ePolites sonora\u003c\/i\u003e), Linsey’s skipper (\u003ci\u003eHesperia lindseyi\u003c\/i\u003e), western branded skipper (\u003ci\u003eHesperia colorado\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eEstablishment Recommendations:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e This mix is best established from Autumn through late Winter in most locations, but can be started at other times with supplemental irrigation during initial establishment. (If established with supplemental irrigation, watering should be discontinued at the beginning of the next rainy season). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eSeed should be surface-scattered directly onto well-prepared bare-ground. Existing lawns can be removed and replaced with this mix by using a sod-cutter, herbicides, or by smothering with tarps or cardboard. Please see our basic site preparation guidelines \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/northwestmeadowscapes.com\/pages\/planting-advice\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e for an overview. Note that new planting sites (where there previously was no lawn) should be largely free of competing weed seed such as cheatgrass and may need several seasons of preparation to create a clean seed bed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eMaintenance and Fire Notes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e While the species in this seed mix are relatively low stature, in conditions with excellent soil fertility and moisture, the mature flowering canopy can reach more that 18-inches in height. Selective cutting with secateurs, a scythe, or string trimmer can manage height expectations during the growing season.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eNote that while this wild lawn is great alternative to traditional lawns and can tolerate occasional foot traffic, it is not as durable as non-native turf grass. We do not recommend this mix for high-traffic areas, including areas with significant pet activity. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eNatural California grasslands largely go dormant in summer with the onset of the dry season. To reduce fire-risk, we recommend cutting down the wild lawn after flowering, and before the lawn completely dries out. (Mowing to about 4-inches is ideal, and rough cutting with a scythe is an excellent, wildlife-friendly option). The mowed biomass should be either cut and bagged, or raked up and removed from the site. (Note that to preserve small invertebrate life in the lawn clippings, the mowed material can be composted in a safe nearby location and occasionally watered to reduce combustibility and enhance composting efficiency. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eThis list is informed by fire-wise native plant guidelines developed by the Fire Safe Council of San Diego, the Fire Safe Council for Monterey County, the Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County, and the City of Anaheim Fire \u0026amp; Rescue. We have intentionally selected plants for their low-fire risk benefits. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eWith sufficient heat and dry conditions however, any landscape plants are combustible. For this reason, we recommend consulting fire-wise resources for maintaining a defensible space near structures. Core principles to consider include reducing vegetation immediately adjacent to homes and buildings, and maintaining vertical spacing between ground vegetation and the lower canopy of trees and shrubs so that ground-based fires cannot jump to low-hanging tree branches. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003eNote that by cutting your lawn after flowering, you increase the potential for your wildflowers to reseed themselves. However, some native wildflowers naturally decline in abundance over time. To increase the abundance of your favorite flowers, your wild lawn can be periodically (every few years) mowed low to the ground re-seeded with select wildflower species.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eSeed Mix Weight\u003c\/u\u003e: 1-pound (enough to cover about 800 to 1000 square feet).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0in;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47717488918774,"sku":"M-CAWLDLWN","price":281.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/california-wild-lawn-seed-mix-119986.jpg?v=1739816826"},{"product_id":"poverty-oatgrass-seeds-danthonia-spicata","title":"Poverty Oatgrass Seeds (Danthonia spicata)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eThe common name of this unusual, low-growing, curly-leaved grass refers to the fact that it grows most favorably on impoverished ground, where few other plants have the ability to thrive. Occurring in scattered, local populations across much of temperate North America (only absent in parts of the central Great Plains), poverty oatgrass tolerates full sun to partial shade, and dry, nutrient-poor, coarse soils where other grasses struggle – imagine remote rocky bluffs, ‘goat prairies,’ and desolate lonely places of thin, ancient soils. In these locations, this small, non-competitive, slow growing grass most happily persists. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eYet, with leaves that stay between 4 to 6-inches in length, and seedheads arising to only about 12-inches in height, this tufty little grass is also a standout for wild lawns, incorporating tremendously well with low-growing wildflowers without crowding them out. (It’s been identified as an excellent performing species in the Native Lawn project trials at Cornell University). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003ePoverty oatgrass is a caterpillar host plant for various skipper butterflies (\u003ci\u003eHesperia\u003c\/i\u003e spp.) – and for the marvelously mysterious Chryxus arctic butterfly (\u003ci\u003eOeneis chryxus\u003c\/i\u003e) – a rare-ish treebark-camouflaged creature that shows up like a divine forest sprite unexpectedly in places as diverse as Alaska, and Michigan and New Mexico – a butterfly that appears and then disappears, leaving you to wonder if you ever actually saw it, much like this grass that it feeds upon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003e7000+ seeds (8.0 grams).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48758613573878,"sku":null,"price":7.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/poverty-oatgrass-seeds-danthonia-spicata-8249659.jpg?v=1752973173"},{"product_id":"field-thyme-seeds-thymus-pulegioides","title":"Field Thyme Seeds (Thymus pulegioides)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003eA wild and naturalizing (but non-invasive) European meadow species – excellent in semi-wild lawns and gardens.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003eField thyme is a slow-growing, slow-spreading little plant (almost like a tiny shrub) that graces the world with citrus-scented foliage and deeply magenta flowers (quite favorable to honey bees, bumble bees, and carder bees). But, it is a plant that needs relatively shorter neighboring vegetation not to be choked out. (Think short meadows or field grasses less than 3 feet in height). Closer in, around the house, this is a plant that does very well in sunny, dry rock gardens with minimal, low nutrient soil.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003eTo get a sense of this plant, think of it as a bit less dense and a bit more woody than its close relative wild creeping thyme (\u003ci\u003eThymus serpyllum\u003c\/i\u003e) – however it is shorter and more horizontal in its growth than standard culinary thyme (\u003ci\u003eThymus vulgaris\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003eThis plant holds some incredible potential for use in tenacious multi-species ground cover complexes; consider it companion-planted within an ankle-high thicket of cranberry, strawberry, and lingonberry, wild creeping thyme, kinnikinnick, small wild onions and self heal, little tufty grasses with sedums and mosses – a kind of landscape vastly more intriguing and beautiful than a conventional lawn.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003e100+ Seeds (1-gram) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48810191913206,"sku":null,"price":7.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/field-thyme-seeds-thymus-pulegioides-5593638.jpg?v=1753553282"},{"product_id":"prairie-woodrush-seeds-luzula-macrantha","title":"Prairie Woodrush Seeds (Luzula macrantha)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003eAn infinitely more attractive alternative to that non-native dwarf mondo grass (\u003ci\u003eOphiopogon japanicus\u003c\/i\u003e) sold in big box nurseries…this beautiful, clump-forming, draping, grass-like plant was sometimes previously treated as a subspecies of \u003ci\u003eLuzula comosa\u003c\/i\u003e (Pacific woodrush), although to us they look distinctly different. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003ePreferring low to moderate elevations, prairie woodrush is tolerant of partial shade, such as the understory of oak savannas, hedgerow edges, and places where meadow meets forest. It is seemingly adapted to a diversity of soil types, ranging from dry forested slopes to open, wet meadows, and typically grows from southeastern Alaska to California.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003eWe know little known about the wildlife interactions of this plant, although our farm’s wild quail tend to browse within it, and the deer seemingly ignore it. Plant it with Columbine, Oregon phacelia, and fringecup in partially shaded areas for a gorgeously balanced small wildlife garden.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003e300+ seeds (0.5-grams)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48817926177014,"sku":null,"price":8.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/prairie-woodrush-seeds-luzula-macrantha-1677470.jpg?v=1753553280"},{"product_id":"california-blue-eyed-grass-seeds-sisyrinchium-bellum","title":"California Blue-Eyed Grass Seeds (Sisyrinchium bellum)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eNot a grass, but rather a small iris-relative wearing a grassy disguise. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eCalifornia blue-eyed grass occupies a more limited southerly range than other relatives in its genus (roughly from northwestern OR through California), and it tends to occur on dry sites such as coastal prairies, open woodlands, meadows, and grassy slopes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eBlooming March through June, California blue-eyed grass produces violet-blue flowers with golden throats, each about an inch across (a bit larger and rounder than its relative species). Plants reach 6–18 inches tall, forming tidy clumps that can be divided as they mature, allowing you to spread them around the landscape, increasing their numbers. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eThis species keeps good company with a dedicated guild of native bees, including the golden-haired mining bee (\u003cem\u003eAndrena auricoma\u003c\/em\u003e), the blue-and-black mining bee (\u003cem\u003eAndrena nigrocaerulea\u003c\/em\u003e), the clover mining bee (\u003cem\u003eAndrena plana\u003c\/em\u003e), the California digger bee (\u003cem\u003eAnthophora californica\u003c\/em\u003e), the California bumble bee (\u003cem\u003eBombus californicus\u003c\/em\u003e), and the snazzy green Peridot bee (\u003cem\u003eAugochlorella pomoniella\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eExcellent for meadow edges, pollinator strips, coastal gardens, and urban prairie conversions. Tolerates seasonal moisture and summer drought once established. In de-paved neighborhoods, it threads beauty through gravel and reclaimed soil. Despite its native range, it can adapt from southern British Columbia to mild regions of Arizona without becoming an invasive nuisance. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003e200+ Seeds (0.3 grams).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50112422576374,"sku":null,"price":8.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/california-blue-eyed-grass-seeds-sisyrinchium-bellum-7936488.jpg?v=1775586366"},{"product_id":"short-awn-foxtail-seeds-alopecurus-aequalis","title":"Short Awn Foxtail Seeds (Alopecurus aequalis)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eShort Awn Foxtail is a native grass of temporarily watery lands. It is not, as some might mistakenly believe, the non-native weedy meadow foxtail (\u003cem\u003eAlopecurus pratensis\u003c\/em\u003e). Indeed this is an increasingly rare species in many locations, a plant lost to foolhardy drainage schemes and habitat degradation. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eFound across much of North America, this small, well-mannered grass preferentially occupies shallow wetlands and seasonally flooded meadows (where the foliage and seeds are heartily enjoyed by waterfowl). Short awn foxtail can easily withstand months of flooding, then emerge lush and dark green on the flood-receded ground, as though it knew its time in the sun would eventually arrive. Know however that this plant can grow and thrive even in drier, upland soils, but it doesn’t perform well with competition from larger, more vigorous species in those dry places. Additionally, while this is usually a fresh water associated species, we see it growing on soils that receive some seasonal below ground saltwater infiltration. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eShort awn foxtail is a cool-season short-lived perennial (sometimes functionally an annual) that remains roughly 6 to 18 inches tall. We’ve experimentally seeded it into wet lawns (!) with good effect, watching it grow where traditional turf struggles. Combine with meadowfoam, popcorn flower, and blue-eyed mary, to create an annual springtime display in areas that stay damp all winter western regions. Or plant it with native Persicaria east of the Rockies. A “must have” for bioswales and rain gardens. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eApproximately 5,000+ seeds (6-grams).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50346261610742,"sku":null,"price":6.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/short-awn-foxtail-seeds-alopecurus-aequalis-9783563.jpg?v=1775503508"},{"product_id":"skagit-bay-chives-seed-allium-schoenoprasum","title":"Skagit Bay Chives Seed (Allium schoenoprasum)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWhile we aren’t yet ready to call this a landrace variety, this chives population has does quite well for us in the maritime rain shadow region of the Salish Sea coast where the climate is characterized by cool, foggy, damp winters and bone-dry summers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eVerdant and good flavored, this population is decorated with lavender to white flowers that are well trafficked by our local Sitka bumble bees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis plant has a feral quality. Ruderal. Found growing wild among local grasses, alongside the weedy tall fescue, ubiquitous plantains, and patchy legacy strands of \u003cem\u003eDanthonia\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLomatium\u003c\/em\u003e, this plant integrates into some of our local meadow vegetation and looked to us like it belonged there. Native? Introduced?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eChives are native to the Pacific Northwest and the northern tier of North America, although there is no current methodology for distinguishing between native chive populations and European or Asian populations (which have also spread far and wide across North America). Moreover, it’s likely that the distinct genetics of the respective continental types are now mixed and scrambled beyond any potential reconciliation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWith that in mind, you might choose to plant these in your vegetable garden. 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It most certainly is wild in every sense. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e100+ seeds (0.5 grams).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50565049024758,"sku":null,"price":6.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/skagit-bay-chives-seed-allium-schoenoprasum-6562398.jpg?v=1777575010"},{"product_id":"prairie-smoke-seed-geum-triflorum","title":"Prairie Smoke Seeds (Geum triflorum)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePrairie smoke is a most curious and delightful wildflower.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA member of the rose family…with deeply cut foliage reminiscent of relatives such as burnet (Sanguisorba spp.)…with small deep-red flowers held aloft on nodding stalks (like strawberries – also relatives)…it’s a plant that produces wildly captivating seed heads consisting of long, fruiting silver-red filaments (called achenes) that resemble a wafting puff of smoke.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNo other plant looks like this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePrairie smoke is uncommon but occurrs in scattered locations across most of Western North America, the Northern Great Plains, and Great Lakes. 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