Native Prairie Seed for Larger Areas
Prairie Habitats Inc.'s seed is carefully collected from various remnants of Manitoba's native prairie or from seed plots originally started from local seed. Any exceptions are noted below. Planting locally collected native Manitoba seed helps to conserve our endangered native prairies.
We prefer to keep our seed & plant sales within the region that it has been collected in to preserve the unique local genetic characteristics that have evolved here in this seed over the millenia. If you are outside of the area that our seed is best adapted to, ie: Manitoba, eastern Saskatchewan, northwestern Ontario, northern Minnesota & northern North Dakota, please patronize reputable native seed suppliers that have seed from your area. Some suggestions can be found in our "Favourite Links" section, or by doing an internet search for native seed for your province, state or region.
Bulk Seed 2008
Big Bluestem / Indian Grass Mix: $25.00 / lb
Slough Grass: $25.00 / lb
Fowl Bluegrass: $25.00 / lb
Canada Wild Rye: $20.00 / lb - A mix of Prairie Habitats Inc.s local seed from over 20 locations in southern Manitoba, mixed with "Mandan" variety from western North Dakota
Hair Grass: $20.00 / lb - Wild harvested seed from the Peace River district of NW Alberta
Minimum order for bulk seed = 1 lb [1 lb or 454 g covers about 500 to 1000 sq ft (~ 45 to 90 sq m), an area of about 20 X 12 ft to 40 x 25 ft (~6 X 4 m to 12 x 8 m) or 50 X 5 ft to 100 x 10 ft. (~15 X 1.5 to 30 x 3 m)].
We provide detailed planting instructions with every bulk seed order.
Seed Mix Packages
Only available while quantities last. Will be discontinued in 2008.
Native Prairie Wildflower Mix - A diverse mix of our most popular wildflowers with a range of heights, colours & blooming times. Covers about 10 sq. ft. (~ 1 sq. m). Price = $10.50 ea.
Native Meadow Mix - A diverse mix of wildflowers & grasses to create your own beautiful native prairie meadow. Covers about 10 sq. ft. (~ 1 sq. m). Price = $10.50 ea.
Buffalo Food Native Grass Mix - A variety of tall, medium and short grasses of numerous colours and textures for a season long show. Covers about 10 sq. ft. (~ 1 sq. m). Price = $10.50 ea.
Individual Species Garden Seed Packages
Garden seed packages for individual species are available for most species that we have. Each package comes with instructions on how to grow it. See the Plant & Seed Catalogue below. Individual species packages have approximately 1/8 to 1 teaspoon of seed each, similar to what you would get in traditional vegetable seed paks. This would be about 10 seeds for a large seeded species such as Indian Breadroot, to dozens of seeds for a small seeded species such as Alum or Culver's Root. Price = $3.50 to $3.95 ea.
Bulk seed is available for some wildflower & grass species by the gram. If you need larger quantities than are in the seed paks, please give us a call to discuss.