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$12.00 – $600.00
A rhizomatous cool-season native — spreads to form sod, tolerates alkaline clay, and holds ground nothing else will.
SIZEWestern Wheatgrass can tolerate many stressful environments including saline and saline-sodic soils, drought, and flooding. It is very cold hardy, shade tolerant, and grazing resistant. Western Wheatgrass greens up in March or April, matures in August, and goes dormant in early winter.
Spreads underground to form continuous sod cover.
Performs on heavy and moderately alkaline soils.
Spring and fall production complements warm-season natives.
Sod-forming habit is superior to bunchgrass for bare ground.
Retains feed value for winter and deferred grazing.
Deep roots carry it through Plains dry cycles.
Rhizome spread takes several seasons to fully close a stand.
A salt-tolerant introduced wheatgrass for problem soils.
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