Individual Grass Seed Species

Latin Name Common Name Type Cultural Requirements Max Height (in.) Cool or Warm Season Planting Rate
Bulk lbs. per acre
With flowers Alone
Andropogon gerardii Bluestem, Big P S / D-M 84" W 4 15 - 20
Buchloe dactyloides Buffalo Grass P S / D 12" W 7 20 - 30
Bouteloua curtipendula Grama, Sideoats P S / D 24" W 4 8 - 13
Bouteloua gracilis Grama, Blue P S / D 20" W 3 6 - 8
Elymus canadensis Wildrye, Canada P S-PS / D-M-W 72" C 3 6 - 12
Eragrostis curvula Lovegrass, Weeping P S-PS / D-M 48" W 1 3 - 5
Festuca idahoensis Fescue, Idaho P S-PS / D-M 40" C 4 7 - 10
Festuca ovina Fescue, Sheep P S-PS-SH / D-M 16" C 10 30
Festuca trachyphylla Fescue, Hard P S-PS-SH / D-M 16" C 10 30
Festuca ovina glauca Fescue, Blue P S-PS / D-M 16" C 10 30
Panicum virgatum Switchgrass ‘Alamo’ P S / W 120" W 1 3 - 5
Panicum virgatum Switchgrass ‘Blackwell’ P S / D-M 50" W 2 4 - 6
Panicum virgatum Switchgrass ‘Cave-In-Rock’ P S / D-M 60" W 2 4 - 6
Panicum virgatum Switchgrass ‘Dacotah’ P S / D-M 60" W 2 4 - 6
Panicum virgatum Switchgrass ‘Forestburg’ P S / D-M 60" W 2 4 - 6
Panicum virgatum Switchgrass ‘Kanlow’ P S / W 100" W 1 3 - 5
Panicum virgatum Switchgrass ‘NE 28’ P S / D-M 60" W 2 4 - 6
Panicum virgatum Switchgrass ‘Summer’ P S / D-M 60" W 1 3 - 5
Panicum virgatum Switchgrass ‘Sunburst’ P S / D-M 75" W 2 4 - 6
Panicum virgatum Switchgrass ‘Trailblazer’ P S / M-W 60" W 2 4 - 6
Poa secunda Big Bluegrass ‘Sherman’ P S / D-M 36" C 1 3 - 5
Schizachyrium scoparium Bluestem, Little P S / D-M 48" W 6 15 - 20
Sorghastrum nutans Indiangrass P S-PS / D-M 84" W 5 8 - 14