Environmental Solutions

Sharp Brothers Seed can help you create sustainable solutions.

NOTE: You can click the "All" button at the bottom of the page
to see all species which have special benefits for environmental
problems.

Our native seed is incorporated into a variety of green solutions including erosion control, bioremediation and phytoremediation projects. We work hand in hand with organizations and private landowners to create affordable seed mixes for common-sense approaches on a variety of challenging sites.

For more information about seed mixes that will work for you on your site, contact us by e-mail or call us at 1-800-462-8483. 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 seed desired for each species and click "add to cart."
You may also give us a call at 800-462-8483 or contact us by e-mail for advice on availability and pricing.

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Badger Dirt Mix Botanical Name: Badger Dirt Mix-Exposed, High pH Subsoils Revegetation The subsoils of the high plains present special revegetation problems when exposed by excavation. Blue Grama, Buffalograss, Sideoats Grama, Alkali Sacaton and Western Wheatgrass combine to form a grass cover that has excellent drou... [ 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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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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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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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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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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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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Kanlow Switchgrass Botanical Name: Panicum virgatum 'Kanlow' Kanlow Switchgrass is a perennial warm season grass with coarse stems. Its height ranges from 3 to nearly 8 feet with the leaves ranging from 1/4 to 1/2 inch wide and may reach a length of 30 inches. It is a bunch grass, but has short rhizomes. Th... [ 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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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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Native Medium Wildflower Mix Botanical Name: Native Medium Wildflower Mix Landscape Beautification Enjoy flowers throuout the season with this mix of medium and short height wildflowers, Showy Partridge Pea, Clasping Coneflower, Illinois Bundleflower, Purple Prairie Clover, Blackeyed Susan, Greyhead Coneflower, Indian Blanket, Upright Coneflowe... [ 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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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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Purple Prairie Clover Botanical Name: Dalea purpurea Native Purple Prairie Clover has lots of conelike heads of purple flowers that dance on top of wiry stems in summer. Small dark leaves give the Purple Prairie Clover a ferny appearance. This nitrogen-fixing legume is an important component of Midwest... [ More Info ]

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Red Top Botanical Name: Agrostis palustris Red Top is a cool-season, sod-forming grass that finds its home on wet, poorly drained soils. Red Top will tolerate frequent flooding. Will grow in acid-type solids and is moderately salt-tolerant. Acceptable hay or grazing may be acquired by grazing... [ 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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Shasta Daisy Botanical Name: Chrysanthemum maximum Shasta Daisy has bright white flowers on sturdy stems that resist lodging, and long season of bloom. Shasta Daisy has proven to be a lovely and dependable perennial for herbaceous borders across the country. Shasta Daisy is a hardy perennial and w... [ More Info ]

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Short Grass Mix Botanical Name: Short Grass Mix Landscape Beautification The fine leafed, drought tolerant grasses of the semiarid high plains, Buffalograss, Blue Grama and Sideoats Grama are combined in this mix. Grasses will vary in height from 4 inches to 2 feet. Planting Rate: 8.5 pls lbs per acre M... [ More Info ]

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Tall Grass Mix Botanical Name: Tall Grass Mix Landscape Beautification Create a natural looking landscape resembling the Kansas Flint Hills or Cornbelt Tallgrass Prairie with the mix of tall, medium height and short perennial grasses, Big Bluestem, Yellow Indiangrass, Switchgrass, Sand Bluestem, Littl... [ 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 ]