Wildlife

Sharp Brothers Seed can help you restore wildlife habitat.

NOTE: Click the "All" button at the bottom of the page to see all species suggested for wildlife use.

 

Wildlife Habitat

Pheasant Habitat
Transform any acreage into a phesant condominium with this mix of a native warm season perennial grasses and perennial forbs. Switchgrass, Little Bluestem, Big Bluestem, Yellow Indiangrass, Alfalfa, Maximilian Sunflower and Illinoise Bundleflower are components of the Pheasant Habitat. Planting Rate is 3.5 pls pounds per acre.

Quail-Grouse-Prairie Chicken Habitat
This mix is similar to the Pheasant Habitat but reformulated with less switchgrass to create a more open habitat favored by these premium game birds. Hunters or birdwatchers will love this mix. Planting rate is 6 pls pounds per acre.

Food Plot Mix

Game Bird Magnet Mix
This broadly adapted annual mixture will provide a smorgasboard of high energy seeds, while furnishing a dense durable cover. Custom blended to create a dependable magnetic environment that will attract and hold game birds on your plot site and help to ensure fall and winter survival. Game Bird Magnet Mix is a tremendous food source and shelter all in the same bag. This mix is formulated to attract pheasant, quail, grouse and doves, a blend of hybrid forage sorghm, open pollinated forage sorghum and grain sorghum. An excellent choice to plant next to our Pheasant Habitat or Quail-Grouse-Prairie Chicken Wildlife Habitat grass mixes.

Buck Munch
Specially formulated mix of high quality lush clovers, tasty turnips, nutrious alfalfa and wheat make a food plot that will attract deer herds to your property. Buck Munch is a premium blend of perennials and annuals designed to draw and hold big bucks to your plot.

If you have any questions about which wildlife attractant is right for you, give us a call at 800-462-8483 or contact us here.

If you're ready to purchase seed or have a mix in mind, we've made it even easier to purchase Sharp Brothers Seed! Just select the species, in our Seed Species section, type in the quantities of pure seed desired for each species and click "add to cart." You will find specific House Blends by clicking "Seed Mixes" to the left of your screen. Please be advised that we add mixes and delete some throughout the year. Our I-A and I-B are always available. We can do any custom mix for you. We do not have an automated phone system, just call and one of our knowledgeable empoloyees will help you. Give us a call at 800-462-8483 and we'll advise you on availability and prices.

For more information about CRP or other Farm Bill programs, contact your local Farm Service Agency (FSA) or Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) agent.

 

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Aldous Little Bluestem Botanical Name: Schizachyrium scoparium 'Aldous' Aldous Little Bluestem is a small, non-spreading, clump-forming grass with blue-green leaves that turn reddish orange in the fall. Fluffy silver seed heads are ornamental through winter.... [ More Info ]

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Black-eyed Susan Botanical Name: Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan is one of the easiest wildflowers to establish! Black-eyed Susan reseeds to return year after year. Prefers well-drained, moist soil in full sun to partial shade. Flowers from May to August.... [ More Info ]

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Blackwell Switchgrass Botanical Name: Panicum virgatum 'Blackwell' Blackwell Switchgrass was originally collected from a single plant near Blackwell, Oklahoma in 1944 and developed at the Manhattan, Ks. Plant Materials Center and the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station. This Switchgraass has been planted to wel... [ More Info ]

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Blue Grama Grass Botanical Name: Bouteloua gracilis Blue Grama Grass is a warm season, tufted, native perennial grass found in the short and tall grass prairies. Blue Grama Grass makes up 75% to 90% of the grasses found there.... [ More Info ]

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Buck Munch Botanical Name: Buck Munch Food Plot Mix Specially formulated mix of high quality lush clovers, tasty turnips, nutritious alfalfa and wheat make a food plot that will attract deer herds to your property. Buck Munch is a premium blend of perennials and annuals designed to ... [ More Info ]

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Canada Wild Rye Botanical Name: Elymus canadensis Canada Wild Rye has showy seedheads with long bristle-like awns(reminiscent of barley). Canada Wild Rye is a cool season native grass that matures earlier than the warm season grasses-summer-early fall. Prefers full sun but will grow in partial shade... [ More Info ]

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Cave-in-Rock Switchgrass Botanical Name: Panicum virgatum 'Cave-in-Rock' Cave-in-Rock Switchgrass is a top choice among all the Switchgrass varieties because of its palatability and disease resistance. Noted for its adaptability to the growing conditions, Cave-in-Rock Switchgrass is found in the more eastern states, espec... [ More Info ]

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Clasping Coneflower Botanical Name: Rudbeckia amplexicaulis Clasping Coneflower is a hardy annual native to the southeastern United States, and has naturalized throughout most of North America. The identifiable black, cone-shaped heads are surrounded by bright yellow, drooping reflexed ray flowers. Clasping C... [ More Info ]

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Compass Plant Botanical Name: Silphium laciniatum Compass Plant is a tall sturdy plant with large, deeply cut basal leaves that look like huge oak leaves. Large, yellow sunflower-like flowers bloom in loose spikes in summer on tall, stiff stems to nine feet. Compass Plant adds form and texture to th... [ More Info ]

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CP2 MIXES NO. 6 TO 10 Botanical Name: CP2 MIXES NO. 6 TO 10 CP2 MIXTURES PLEASE SEE THE CP2 MIXES #1 THROUGH #5 LISTING FOR THOSE MIXTURES. FOLLOWING ARE THE NUMBERS 6 THROUGH 10 CP2 PRACTICE MIXTURES: ......Listed by Mix Number, Specie and PLS lbs. per acre: #6 Big Bluestem 1.7 Indiangrass ... [ More Info ]

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CP2 MIXES #1 THROUGH #5 Botanical Name: CP2 GOVERNMENT MIXES #1 TO #5 WARM SEASON MIXTURES PRACTICE CP2 SEEDING MIXTURE CHOICES, SEEDING RATES AND PRICES [ More Info ]

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Cup Plant Botanical Name: Silphium perfoliatum Unlike other silphiums, Cup Plant is distinguished by its pairs of cup-forming leaves which clasp the square, central stem and hold water after a rain or heavy dew. Birds and insects are often seen sipping from the "cups." In summer, Cup Plant blooms... [ More Info ]

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El Reno Sideoats Botanical Name: Bouteloua curtipendula 'El Reno' El Reno Sideoats is a cultivar of long-lived, warm-season grass. Small reddish orange flowers dangle along one side of slender stems. Narrow leaves form small clumps and turn gold in autumn. Very drought tolerant.... [ More Info ]

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Game Bird Magnet Mix Botanical Name: Game Bird Magnet Mix Food Plot Mix This broadly adapted annual mixture will provide a smorgasboard of high energy seeds, while furnishing a dense durable cover. Custom blended to create a dependable magnetic environment that will attract and hold game birds on your ... [ More Info ]

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GOVERNMENT MIX CP33 MIX A Botanical Name: CP33, MIXES A Mix THIS MIX INCLUDES: NATIVE GRASS MIX: Little Bluestem...........2.70 PLS lb. per acre Sideoats Grama............1.40 PLS lb. per acre TEN (10) SPECIE FORB MIX @ 3 PLS lb. per acre Grayhead Coneflower...... 15% Illinois Bundleflowr..... ... [ More Info ]

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Gray-head Coneflower Botanical Name: Ratibida pinnata Gray-head Coneflower is a summer-long bloomer with large yellow flowers that have drooping petals. Gray-head Coneflower flowers surround a brown seedhead that birds eat from if plants are left standing. It is good for erosion control, looks good in m... [ More Info ]

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I-A MIX Botanical Name: I-A WILDLIFE HABITAT SEED MIX The most requested and widely sold of all our native grass mixtures. We have been producing this mix for almost 20 years and have sold thousands of acres of I-A. The old standard and still the most versatile of native mixes. Native Grass Mix 1.80... [ More Info ]

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Illinois Bundleflower Botanical Name: Desmanthus illinoensis Illinois Bundleflower is a native legume with lavender summer blossoms and compound leaves. Prefers heavier soils in full or partial sun.... [ More Info ]

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Indian Grass Botanical Name: Sorghastrum nutans, Tennesee ecotype Indian Grass has upright clumps of slender, blue-green leaves that turn golden in the fall. In late summer, attractive, vertical flowering Indian Grass stems are topped with 12-inch long, light brown flower panicles that have yellow stamens. Excellen... [ More Info ]

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Jose Tall Wheatgrass Botanical Name: Agropyron elongatum 'Jose Tall Wheatgrass' Jose Tall Wheatgrass is a tall, coarse, late-maturing bunchgrass that extends its size by producing tufts on short rootstocks at the edge of mature plants. Jose Tall Wheatgrass is a cool season perenial grass. Long, coarse, light green, basal lea... [ More Info ]

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Kaw Big Bluestem Botanical Name: Andropogon gerardi 'Kaw' Kaw is a cultivar of Big Bluestem that is widely grown for forage, prairie restoration, and wildlife habitat in the central Great Plains. Big Bluestem for livestock forage offers increased yield and improved digestibility for livestock. Big Bluest... [ More Info ]

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Korean Lespedeza Botanical Name: Lespedeza stipulacea 'Korean' Korean Lespedeza is an excellent seed producer for quail and other upland game birds. Deer graze it in the summer. Korean is earlier maturing than Kobe but Kobe is more adapted to the South. The seeds are hard and may lie on the ground for long perio... [ More Info ]

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Lead Plant Botanical Name: Amorpha canescens Lead Plant is a small, shrubby, native prairie plant with tight spikes of iridescent purple and orange flowers that appear from May to August. Lead Plant is naturally found in dry to mesic prairies and in open, upland savannas through most of the tal... [ More Info ]

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Maximilian Sunflower Botanical Name: Helianthus maximilianii Maximilian Sunflower is a coarse native plant with hairy stems and serrated leaves. In midsummer to fall many flowers bloom in a tall, narrow cluster near the top of each plant. Each flower is about four inches in diameter with 10-25 petals. Maximili... [ More Info ]

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Missouri Native Ecotype Indian Grass Botanical Name: Sorghastrum nutans Missouri Native Ecotype Indian Grass has upright clumps of slender, blue-green leaves that turn golden in the fall. In late summer, attractive, vertical flowering Indian Grass stems are topped with 12-inch long, light brown flower panicles that have ... [ More Info ]

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Nebraska 54 Indian Grass Botanical Name: Sorghastrum nutans 'Nebraska 54' Nebraska 54 Indian Grass provides upright clumps of slender, blue-green leaves that turn golden in the fall. In late summer, attractive, vertical flowering Nebraska 54 Indian Grass stems are topped with 12-inch long, light brown flower panicles that ... [ More Info ]

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Osage Indian Grass Botanical Name: Sorghastrum nutans 'Osage' Osage Indian Grass provides upright clumps of slender, blue-green leaves that turn golden in the fall. In late summer, attractive, vertical flowering Osage Indian Grass stems are topped with 12-inch long, light brown flower panicles that have yellow ... [ More Info ]

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Ox-eye Sunflower Botanical Name: Heliopsis helianthoides Ox-eye Sunflower offer golden-yellow, daisy-like flowers that bloom for many weeks in summer. The flowers attract butterflies. Song birds enjoy the seed. Good cut flower.... [ More Info ]

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Pale Purple Coneflower Botanical Name: Echinacea pallida Pale Purple Coneflower has tall bare stems that are topped by lavender pink flowers with cone-shaped brown seed heads June-July. Good fresh cut flower or dried flower.... [ More Info ]

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Partridge Pea Botanical Name: Cassia fasciculata Partridge Pea is a native annual legume with yellow blossoms that bloom in summer to produce seeds used by a variety of songbirds and wildlife. Partridge Pea is one of the most important fall and winter foods of Bobwhite Quail. Plant Partridge Pea i... [ More Info ]

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Perennial Ryegrass Botanical Name: Lolium perenne Perennial Ryegrass, also called English Ryegrass, is a cool-season perennial bunchgrass native to Europe, temperate Asia, and North Africa. It is widely distributed throughout the world, including North and South America, Europe, New Zealand, and Aus... [ More Info ]

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Pete Eastern Gamagrass Botanical Name: Tripsacum dactyloides 'PMK-24' PMK-24 Eastern Gamagrass is a warm-season, perennial native grass cultivar with high palatability and productivity. Recently, interest in Eastern Gamagrass has increased because of its potential use for high quality forage, soil conservation, and wil... [ More Info ]

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Pheasant Habitat Botanical Name: Pheasant Habitat Wildlife Habitat Transform any acreage into a pheasant condominium with this mix of native warm season perennial grasses and perennial forbs. Switchgrass, Little Bluestem, Big Bluestem, Yellow Indiangrass, Alfalfa, Maximilian Sunflower and Illinois... [ More Info ]

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PLATEAU TOLERANT GRASS & WILDFLOWER MIXES Botanical Name: Sharp's Speciality Mixes Mixtures If you have any questions, please phone us at 1-800-451-3779 SHARP'S PLATEAU TOLERANT NATIVE GRASS AND WILDFLOWER MIXES *Grass and Wildflower/Forb Mixes are bagged separately with amounts in each bag(s) dependent on the number of acre... [ More Info ]

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Prairie Dock Botanical Name: Silphium terebinthinaceum In late summer, this robust perennial blooms with sunflower-like yellow flowers on eight-foot tall stalks. The big, bold, basal leaves of Prairie Dock grow 24-36 inches tall and make Prairie Dock a worthy addition to the landscape even without the su... [ More Info ]

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Purple Coneflower Botanical Name: Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower is an easy-to-grow favorite with lots of rosy purple flowers with non-drooping petals around a brown cone-shaped seed head.... [ More Info ]

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QUAIL HABITAT INITIATIVE GRASS & FORB MIX Botanical Name: QUAIL HABITAT INITIATIVE GRASS & FORB MIX QUAIL HABITAT INITIATIVE GRASS & FORB MIX This is a low seeding rate (3 Pls lbs. of native grasses and 1 bulk lb. of forbs (legume/wildflower mix). It is intended to be a presence of native species within an area which has been set aside for wildlife, specifically Quail. The goal is to hav... [ More Info ]

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Quail-Grouse-Prairie Chicken Habitat Botanical Name: Quail-Grouse-Prairie Chicken Habitat Food Plot Mix This mix is similar to the Pheasant Habitat but reformeulated with less switchgrass to create a more open habitat favored by these premium game birds. Hunters or birdwatchers will love this mix. Planting Rate: 6 pls pounds per acre. <... [ More Info ]

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River Oats Botanical Name: Chasmanthium latifolium A beautiful perennial woodland grass which has upright clumps of lovely green foliage. This specie can be used for a mass planting for multiple uses and as a specimen plant in a residential setting. The grass produces more seed heads in full sun... [ More Info ]

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Rosinweed Botanical Name: Silphium integrifolium Rosinweed has clusters of rounded yellow flowers that bloom at the top of stout stems in late summer. The textured green leaves feel like sandpaper. Rosinweed is the shortest of the Silphiums. Birds enjoy the seed.... [ More Info ]

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Roundhead Lespedeza Botanical Name: Lespedeza capitata The creamy white flowers of Roundhead Lespedeza form dense rounded heads over silvery foliage. Seeds are eaten by songbirds, quail and other game. Roundhead Lespedeza is a legume. Plants provide nutritious and palatable forage for livestock.... [ More Info ]

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Rountree Big Bluestem Botanical Name: Andropogon gerardi 'Rountree' Rountree Big Bluestem is tolerant of a wide range of soils and is the preferred variety of Big Bluestem for hay production. Big Bluestem was the chief grass of the tallgrass prairie and once covered solid acres. The leaves are very nutritious for cat... [ More Info ]

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Rumsey Indian Grass Botanical Name: Sorghastrum nutans 'Rumsey' Rumsey Indian Grass has upright clumps of slender, blue-green leaves that turn golden in the fall. In late summer, attractive, vertical flowering stems are topped with 12-inch long, light brown flower panicles that have yellow stamens. Rumsey Indian ... [ More Info ]

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Stiff Goldenrod Botanical Name: Solidago rigida Stiff Goldenrod is a clump-forming goldenrod that blooms in late summer through early fall. True yellow, flat-topped flowers provide nectar for butterflies. Birds love the seed of Stiff Goldenrod.... [ More Info ]

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Tall Dropseed Botanical Name: Sporobolus aspera Tall Dropseed is a native, warm-season, perennial bunch grass. It is drought-resistant and commonly found throughout the Midwest prairies. Seed heads are produced in fall.... [ More Info ]

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Tall Gayfeather Botanical Name: Liatris pycnostachya Tall Gayfeather, or Prairie Blazing Star, produces purple flower spikes that are a favorite with butterflies and hummingbirds. Songbirds love the seed. Tall Gayfeather thrives in full sun and moist, well-drained soil but will grow in drier conditions... [ More Info ]

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Tenn Big Bluestem Botanical Name: Andropogon gerardi 'Tenn' Tenn is a cultivar of Big Bluestem that was originally collected in the eastern 2/3 of Tennessee. Tenn Big Bluestem plants grow tall with deep green leaves and tall seed stalks. Tenn Big Bluestem is tolerant of a wide range of soils. It is a native g... [ More Info ]

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Western Wheatgrass, Barton Botanical Name: Agropyron smithii Barton Western Wheatgrass is strongly rhizomatous, imtermediate in growth and a leafy ecotype. Barton is relatively disease free and high in forage and seed production. Western Wheatgrass is a cool season species that starts growing in May and J... [ More Info ]

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White Prairie Clover Botanical Name: Dalea candida White Prairie Clover is a member of the legume family and is known for its tall, slender, showy upright clump habit, with fine textured green leaves that are larger than the purple prairie clover. The showy clusters of white flowers appear like 'butt... [ More Info ]