Regional Grass Seed Mixes, Grass seed mixes by region and habitat.
Great Basin Grass mix (native grasses from the great basin and chaparrel). Used for revegetation, erosion control and "wild" lawns. 1 pound covers 2,000 - 3,000 sq. feet.
Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis)Sideoats Gramma (Bouteloua curtipendula)Sand Dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus)Alkali Sacaton (Sporobolus airoides)Green Sprangletop (Leptochloa dubia)Buffalo Grass (Bouteloua dactyloides)
High Altitude Grass Mix for elevations from 8,000' to 11,000'. Good blend for quick coverage and for use on steep slopes. 20-36 inches precipitation and winter snow.
25 % Elymus trachycaulus (Slender Wheatgrass)25 % Bromus marginatus (Mountain Brome)24 % Festuca saximontna (Rocky Mt Fescue)10 % Deschampsia cespitosa (Tufted Hairgrass)5 % Agrostis scabra (Ticklegrass)5 % Bromus ciliatus (Fringed Brome)4 % Trisetum spicatum (Spike Trisetum)2 % Koeleria macrantha (Junegrass)
Seeding rate: 2lbs/1,000 sq.ft.
High Plains / Foothills (typically east of the Rockies) 4,500'- 7,500' elevation. Good blend for quick coverage and steep slopes.
45% Pascopyrum smithii (Western Wheatgrass)40% Triticum aestivum x Secale cereale (Regreen) 5% Bouteloua gracilis (Blue Grama)10% (Elymus trachycaulus (Slender Wheatgrass)Seeding rate: 2 lbs/1,000 sq.ft.
High Plains / Foothills Grass Mix #2for Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico at elevation 4,500' - 7,000', 12-20 inches precipitation, summer rain.
Seeding rate: 1-2 lbs/1,000 sq.ft. or 25 lbs/acre
Mogollon Rim Grass Mix. High elevation native grasses for use in garden or land reclamation. Indian Ricegrass (Oryzopsis hymenoides), Sheep Fescue (Festuca arizonica), Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis), Side Oats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula), Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), Galleta Grass (Hilaria jamesii)
Montane Grass Mix #1 For mixed conifer forest openings at elevations between 6,000' and 9,000', 15-30 inches precipitation, winter snow, summer rain Montane Grass Mix 125% Elymus trachycaulus (Slender Wheatgrass)25% Bromus carninatus (Mountain Brome)25% Bromus ciliatus (Fringed Brome)8% Bouteloua gracilis (Blue Grama)8% Festuca arizonica (Arizona Fescue)5% Sporobolus cryptandrus (Sand Dropseed)2% Koeleria macrantha (Junegrass)2% Poa fendleriana (Mutton Grass)Seeding rate: 4-8oz/1,000 sq.ft.
Montane Mix Short GrassesFor mixed conifer forest openings at elevations between 6,000' and 9,000', 15-30 inches precipitation, winter snow, summer rain.25% Pascopyrum smithii (Western Wheatgrass)25% Bouteloua gracilis (Blue Grama)15% Koeleria macrantha (Junegrass)25% Poa secunda (Sandberg Bluegrass)10% Poa fendleriana (Muttongrass)Seeding rate: 1-2 lbs/1,000 sq.ft.
Mountain Grass Seed Mix 6,500'- 8,500' elevation. Good blend for quick coverage and steep slopes.40% Elymus trachycaulus (Slender Wheatgrass)40 % Triticosecale (Triticale)20% Pascopyrum smithii (Western Wheatgrass)Seeding rate: 2lbs/1,000 sq.ft.
Mountain Grass Seed Mix above 5,500' (typically west of the Rockies). Good blend for quick coverage and steep slopes.
45% Elymus trachycaulus (Slender Wheatgrass)45% Pascopyrum smithii (Western Wheatgrass)10% Elymus lanceolatus (Critana Thickspike Wheatgrass)
Piñon-Juniper habitate Grass Mix
Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico at elevations 3,500' to 7,500', 10-20 inches precipitation.
Seeding rate. 05 to1 lb per 1,000 sq.ft. or 25 lbs per acre.
Sage Country Grass Mix (short grasses)For sagebrush land of the western U.S. at elevations 3,000' - 7,500', 8-24 inches precipitation, spring rain. 25% Poa secunda (Sandberg Bluegrass)20% Festuca idahoensis (Idaho Fescue)20% Pascopyrum smithii (Western Wheatgrass)18% Oryzopsis hymenoides (Indian Ricegrass)10% Elymus elymoides (Squirreltail) 7% Koeleria macrantha (Junegrass)
Seeding rate: 1-2 lbs/1,000 sq. ft.
Sage Country Grass Mix (tall grasses)For sagebrush land of the western U.S. at elevations 3,000' - 7,500', 8-24 inches precipitation, spring rain. 25% Festuca idahoensis (Idaho Fescue)25% Pseudoroegneria spicata (Bluebunch Wheatgrass)25% Pascopyrum smithii (Western Wheatgrass)10% Oryzopsis hymenoides (Indian Ricegrass)10% Poa secunda (Sandberg's Bluegrass) 5% Elymus elymoides (Bottlebrush Squirreltail)
Short Grass Prairie MixCO, KS, OK, TX, and NM at elevation 3,000' - 5,500', 8-12 inches precipitation, summer rain 25% Bouteloua gracilis (Blue Grama)30% Buchloe dactyloides (Buffalo Grass)30% Pascopyrum smithii (Western Wheatgrass)15% Sporobolus cryptandrus (Sand Dropseed)
Seeding rate: 1-2 lbs/1,000 sq.ft.
All native Sonoran grass mix for use in Phoenix, Tucson, and all low to mid elevation desert locations, including California, New Mexico, Lower elevations in Colorado and Utah and Texas to 2500 feet elevation. Good for dust and erosion control.
Andropogon gerardii (Big bluestem)Buchloe dactyloides (Buffalo Grass)Bouteloua curtipendula (Side Oats Grama)Sporobolus cryptandrus (Sand dropseed)
1 lb. covers appox. 2,000 sq. ft.