seeds: Panicum capillare (witchgrass), local ecotype
Includes a brochure with instructions on how to sow native seeds.
 
Seed sowing instructions
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You can find more information about how to sow native seeds HERE.
 
Plant information
One of our new favorites, check out the photo at our seed farm. Ethereal!
 
Witchgrass is a soft, delicate-looking annual grass native across much of North America. Its soft, cloudlike, open seed heads shimmer in the sunlight and often break free to tumble across the ground, spreading seed as they go. A quick-growing colonizer, Panicum capillare is one of the first plants to appear in open or disturbed ground, helping stabilize the soil and create structure for later native species.
 
While often considered a “weed” in managed landscapes, witchgrass has ecological value as an early-successional species—it protects bare soil, provides shelter for ground-dwelling insects, and contributes to natural regeneration. It thrives in poor, sandy soils, making it a great choice for restoration sites, wildflower meadows, or naturalized edges where a light, airy texture is desired.