Seed Species

Problem-solving species for a broad variety of needs

For over 80 years, Sharp Brothers Seed has set the standard for top-quality seed for home, farm and commercial landscape use.

Today, Sharp Brothers offers new and improved varieties of both warm and cool season grasses, various legumes, forbs and wildflowers. These varieties, along with local-source native seed, continue to be produced for consumers throughout the Great Plains and inter-mountain areas.

Seeking species that offer special benefits like 'native', 'legumes', 'biofuel' or 'wildlife benefits'? Just click on the desired benefit in the drop down menu on the right for a shortened list of species to consider, call us at 800-462-8483 or request info by fax or email.

And, when you're ready to place your order, you'll find it's easier than ever 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." PLEASE REMEMBER WE SELL OVER 200 SPECIES OF SEEDS. NOT ALL ARE LISTED ON THE WEB SITE. CALL US AND ASK FOR THE SPECIE. WE MAY HAVE IT ON HAND OR WE MAY HAVE TO CHECK OUR OTHER WAREHOUSE OR GROWER FOR AVAILABILITY. ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT SPECIES ARE SUBJECT TO DAILY INVENTORY, SO ALWAYS LIST A PHONE NUMBER WITH YOUR ORDER. . Give us a call at 800-462-8483 and we'll advise you on availability and prices.

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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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Plains Coreopsis Botanical Name: Coreopsis tinctoria Plains Coreopsis is a bright annual that flowers from June to Sept. Lots of very showy yellow flowers with red centers are produced on fairly large branched plants. Central disk is brown.... [ 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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PM6 Botanical Name: PM6 Cool Season Pasture The most popular cool season grazing mix on the Central Plains. Presently used on thousands of acres, some stands being decades old, PM6 contains Orchardgrass, Intermediate Wheatgrass, Meadow Brome, Smooth Brome and Creeping Foxtail. Diverse speci... [ More Info ]

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PM7 Botanical Name: PM7 Cool Season Pasture Also known as Horse Candy, producers have found this hardy mix to be more productive than single species plantings. Best adapted to well drained dryland soils east of Interstate 35. Consists of Orchardgrass, Meadow Brome and Smooth Brome. Forage q... [ More Info ]

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PM8 Botanical Name: PM8 Cool Season Pasture PM8 has proven its hardiness by surviving the prolonged droughts typical of the High Plains. Best adapted to dryland loam or finer textured well drained soils west of Interstate 35. PM8 contains Intermediate Wheatgrass, Meadow Brom... [ 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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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 ]