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Wheat 'Utrecht Blauw' |
ca$ 3.75 |
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| Growing wheat as an ornamental annual may seem odd, but this rare blue heritage variety of bread wheat, originally from the Netherlands, is one that is well suited to the purpose. |
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Wheat 'Red Fife' |
ca$ 4.25 |
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| This is a heritage wheat which was introduced to Canada around 1842 from Glasgow. It was sent to a Mr. David Fife in Peterborough, Ontario—hence the cultivar name ‘Red Fife.’ It grows to from 3-4 feet tall and matures in 100 days. It is a good yielder of high quality grain. The wheat inflorescence... |
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Wheat 'Einkorn' |
ca$ 4.25 |
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| This is one of the oldest forms of wheat known, and has likely in cultivation for more than 10,000 years. |
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Stipa tenuissima
Syn. Nassella tenuissima
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ca$ 3.35 |
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| This deciduous perennial grass has narrow linear green leaves and bears many softly feathery greenish-white panicles that age to buff. Height 24 inches; spread 12 inches. |
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Stipa gigantea
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ca$ 3.75 |
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| This evergreen or semi-evergreen perennial grass gets the designation 'Giant' not for its leaves, which form a tidy hummock 30-60cm around (1-2 feet), but for the seed heads, which can reach 2-2.5m (6-8 feet) in height. Although this height may seem imposing, this grass is has a delicate, almost... |
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Stipa capillata
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ca$ 3.45 |
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| This perennial bunchgrass with narrow leaves to 3 feet tall. |
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Stipa barbata
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ca$ 3.75 |
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| This seeds of this distinct grass are its most remarkable feature. The large seeds develop an awn of extraordinary length - the column, which twists as it matures, is from 10-15 cm long, topped by a single plume that can exceed 30 cm in length. The overall effect of the seed heads is similar to a... |
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Sporobolus heterolepsis
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ca$ 3.45 |
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| A beautiful perennial grass that can take a while to establish and therefore is a good indication of undisturbed prairie in the wild. The leaves form gently rounded hummocks of silver green in the spring and summer with delicate sprays of seed above. The golden colour of the leaves in fall can... |
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Sitanion hystrix
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ca$ 3.25 |
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| Native perennial bunch grass that produces spiky, bottlebrush flowers in late spring. |
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Schizachyrium scoparium
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ca$ 3.75 |
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| Densely-tufted perennial grass, which slowly spreads to form clumps of 3 feet height and 12 inch spread. Its linear, gray-green leaves turn purple to orange-red in autumn. Long-awned spikelets appear in narrow racemes from late summer to mid-autumn. The plant remains showy in winter. Makes good... |
