wheatgrass seeds for planting Western Wheatgrass – Bamert Seed

wheatgrass seeds for planting Western Wheatgrass – Bamert SeedLATIN NAME Agropyron smithii LONGEVITY Perennial SEASON Cool ORIGIN Native DETAILS This strongly rhizomatous grass is stiffly erect. Leaf blades are rough textured. The seeds on the spike type seedhead overlaps the next by one half their length. Appears blue green in color, growing in colonies. Produces new growth from axillary buds at the basal nodes of the stems and at the rhizomes. Becomes dormant during the hot summer months; greens up in the fall

LATIN NAME
Agropyron smithii

LONGEVITY
Perennial

SEASON
Cool

ORIGIN
Native

DETAILS
• This strongly rhizomatous grass is stiffly erect.
• Leaf blades are rough textured. The seeds on the spike-type seedhead overlaps the next by one-half their length.
• Appears blue-green in color, growing in colonies.
• Produces new growth from axillary buds at the basal nodes of the stems and at the rhizomes.
• Becomes dormant during the hot summer months; greens up in the fall if moisture is available.
• Reproduces from seed and from rhizomes.
• Valuable forage for livestock and wildlife.
• Valuable winter forage.
• Grows best on clay loam soils. Also adapted to well-drained bottomland soils and tolerates alkaline and saline conditions.

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