NativeSeed Group Inventory

Asylum - Insane Deer Bedding Mix is an absolute must if you are wanting to maximize the potential of your deer herd! Comprised of carefully selected native grass varieties designed to provide superior bedding and escape cover for whitetail deer. Mixture of perennial warm season native grasses

• Growing Region:  North America
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• Application Type:  Habitat Restoration, Land Reclamation
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Climbing nitrogen-fixing annual legume with white to pink flowers, closely related to the garden pea. Prefers fertile, light-textured, well-drained soils; sensitive to salinity and high acidity. Water efficient and cold tolerant. Rapid and abundant forage producer with low bloat potential. Use for hay, silage, green manure or in wildlife food plots. May be grazed but easily damaged by trampling. Often seeded with cereal crops, especially Oats (Avena sativa), for climbing structure and to improve hay nutrition. May be fall-seeded, but also may be seeded in spring as a summer annual. Early and long blooming period attracts beneficial insects, honeybees and native pollinators. Some varieties are semi-leafless, with vining tendrils that replace leaflets and aid in upright growth and improved harvest. 

• Growing Region:  Southwest, Intermountain West
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• Life Form:  Forb

• Application Type:  Agricultural Conservation, Cover Crop
• Height:  4+ ft

Extremely productive, nitrogen-fixing winter annual legume with small white-pink flowers. Grows on heavy clays to moderately sandy soils. Tolerant of acidity; mildly tolerant of salinity. Mature plants are tolerant of waterlogged soils and short periods of flooding. Prostrate, hollow stemmed plants form a dense, highly productive mat of extremely palatable forage. Use as cover crop, pasture, wildlife food plots, hay or silage, either in a monoculture or mixed with other species. Germinates quickly. Persists even under continuous, intensive grazing. Readily reseeds itself when allowed to set seed. Attractive pollinator and honeybee plant.

• Growing Region:  Southeast, Midwest
• Blooms:  Spring
• Life Form:  Forb

• Application Type:  Agricultural Conservation, Cover Crop
• Height:  4+ ft

Short to medium statured, nitrogen-fixing annual legume with long bright scarlet flowers. Prefers fertile, well-drained sand to clay soils. Intolerant of poor drainage and high alkalinity. Acidity tolerance is higher than White clover (T. repens) and Red clover (T. pratense). More productive at lower temperatures than most other clovers; popular winter annual pasture in many southern states. Use for hay, pasture and as a silage companion crop. Less bloat risk than white clover or Alfalfa (Medicago sativa). Also use for firebreaks, green manure and as a self-seeding, weed suppressing cover crop in vineyards and orchards. Excellent in wildlife food plot mixes, including deer and wild turkeys. Flowers attract native bees, honeybees and beneficial insects. May become weedy, invading nearby areas; till, cut or graze before seed-set where necessary. 

• Growing Region:  Southeast, Midwest
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• Life Form:  Forb

• Application Type:  Agricultural Conservation, Cover Crop
• Height:  1-3 ft

Also called Daikon radish. Cool season annual brassica with a single massive taproot (12-20+ in. long). Adapted to a wide range of soils; intolerant of waterlogged soils. Rapid germination and growth. Long taproot reaches deep into the soil profile to increase topsoil nitrogen and nutrient fertility the following spring. Use in crop rotations to penetrate compacted soils and improve water infiltration, soil aeration and the rooting depth of successive crops. Dense canopy suppresses weeds when planted in a monoculture. Also use in food plots. Grazing animals eat the leafy tops and the taproot. Varieties listed below.

• Growing Region:  Pacific Northwest, Midwest, Southeast
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• Life Form:  Forb

• Application Type:  Agricultural Conservation, Cover Crop
• Height:  1-2 ft

Cool season annual brassica with a single massive taproot (12-20+ in. long). Adapted to a wide range of soils; intolerant of waterlogged soils. Rapid germination and growth. Long taproot reaches deep into the soil profile to increase topsoil nitrogen and nutrient fertility the following spring. Use in crop rotations to penetrate compacted soils and improve water infiltration, soil aeration and the rooting depth of successive crops. Dense canopy suppresses weeds when planted in a monoculture. Also use in food plots. Grazing animals eat the leafy tops and the taproot.

• Growing Region:  Pacific Northwest, Midwest, Southeast
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• Life Form:  Forb

• Application Type:  Agricultural Conservation, Cover Crop
• Height:  1-2 ft

Warm season, annual grass adapted to well-drained soils in Cool, semi-arid regions. Suitable for use at higher elevations. Shallow rooted and tolerant of highly saline soils. Primarily grown for single-cut hay and as a short-season emergency forage; palatable and nutritious. Excellent soil cover but may out-compete establishing perennials; can be used as a weed-suppressing smother crop. Seeds are a desired food for birds and small mammals.

• Growing Region:  Midwest, Southeast
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• Life Form:  Grass

• Application Type:  Agricultural Conservation, Cover Crop
• Height:  1-3 ft

Vining, nitrogen-fixing winter annual or short-lived perennial legume with soft woolly stems and leaves and purple flowers. Adapted to a wide range of well-drained soils; intolerant of acidity and salinity. Suited to wetter soils and colder winters than most other winter-active legumes. More drought tolerant than other vetches. Fast growth for hay, pasture, silage or green manure. Highly palatable and nutritious. Often grown with annual forage grasses as climbing structure and to improve hay quality. Also use as a self-perpetuating, weed-smothering cover crop, in agricultural rotations and in orchards and vineyards. Attractive seed and nesting cover to doves, pheasants, quail and pigeons. Attracts bumble bees and beneficial insects. May become weedy, invading nearby areas; till, cut or graze before seed-set where necessary. 

• Growing Region:  Midwest, Southeast
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• Life Form:  Forb

• Application Type:  Agricultural Conservation, Cover Crop
• Height:  1-4 ft

Formerly Oryzopsis hymenoides. Densely tufted, Cool season, perennial bunchgrass, adapted to deep, well-drained soils. Tolerant of weakly saline and sodic soils. Very drought tolerant and winter hardy. Valuable for stabilizing sandy soils susceptible to wind erosion. Excellent for native restoration, rangeland improvement and disturbance reclamation. Often slow to germinate but good seedling vigor. Sometimes occurs as a dominant species. Forage is highly palatable and nutritious to livestock and wildlife. Seeds are sought by birds and small mammals.

• Growing Region:  Southwest, Intermountain West
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• Life Form:  Grass

• Application Type:  Habitat Restoration, Land Reclamation, Erosion Control
• Height:  1-3 ft

Warm season, cold tolerant coarse annual grass. Adapted to all soils but thrives on wet and swampy soils, even standing water. Provides fast-growing, short-term cover while perennials establish. Often used around ponds and other waterways as a source of cover and preferred food for waterfowl, including ducks. Effective as a weed-suppressing smother crop. Greater protein content for grazing animals than Oat (Avena sativa) and Timothy (Phleum pratense) hay. 

• Growing Region:  Midwest, Southeast
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• Life Form:  Grass

• Application Type:  Agricultural Conservation, Cover Crop
• Height:  4+ ft

Warm season, tall annual grass adapted to well-drained, low-fertility soils. Performs well in high salinity or low pH areas. One of the most drought resistant cereal grasses. Highly palatable and nutritious annual forage. Used for grazing, silage, hay, green chop, green manure and wild bird habitat. Most widely grown type of millet; often preferred forage over other millets such as Japanese millet (Echinochloa esculenta) and Proso millet (Panicum miliaceum). 

• Growing Region:  Intermountain West
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• Life Form:  Grass

• Application Type:  Agricultural Conservation, Cover Crop
• Height:  1-3 ft

Warm season, drought tolerant annual grass preferring moist to dry conditions in a range of soil types, including poor, thin soils; shallow-rooted. Intolerant of high salinity. One of the lowest water requirements of any grain species. Fast to establish and grow, reaching maturity quickly. Plant for erosion control, in rotations with winter annuals, or into stubble fields in a double crop system. Leafiness, palatability and forage yields are lower than many other annual hays such as Foxtail millet (Setaria italica). Excellent in wildlife food plots for game birds. 

• Growing Region:  Midwest, Southeast
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• Life Form:  Grass

• Application Type:  Agricultural Conservation, Cover Crop, Erosion Control
• Height:  1-3 ft

Popular nitrogen-fixing biennial or short-lived perennial legume with rose-pink flowers. Prefers heavy, well-drained soils but is tolerant of some poor drainage. More tolerant of moderate acidity than Alfalfa (Medicago sativa). Quick growing and easily established, tolerating moderate summer heat when adequate moisture is available. Widely used with forage grasses for hay, pasture and silage as well as for wildlife food plots and soil enhancement. Two forms: medium-types (double-cut) and mammoth-types (single-cut). Medium-types are most common, grow back quickly after cutting and are suited for multi-cut or grazing systems. Mammoth-types mature later, recover slower after cutting and are recommended for single-cut hay systems in areas with a short growing season or biennial plowdown applications. Pollinated by native bees and honeybees. State flower of Vermont.

• Growing Region:  Midwest, Southeast
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• Life Form:  Forb

• Application Type:  Agricultural Conservation, Cover Crop, Erosion Control, Land Reclamation
• Height:  4+ ft

Formerly Agrostis alba. Cool season, rhizomatous, sod-forming perennial with a vigorous fibrous root system. Adapted to moist or moderately wet sites. Tolerates acidic and nutritionally poor soils, as well as periodic flooding. Palatable and nutritious to livestock and wildlife. Used as pasture and hay.

• Growing Region:  California
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• Life Form:  Grass

• Application Type:  Agricultural Conservation, Erosion Control, Habitat Restoration, Land Reclamation
• Height:  4+ ft

 Showy Partridge Pea is an annual wildflower that is found in much of the United States. This intermediate height wildflower is an important forb in many ecosystems as a nitrogen fixer as well as a source of food and shelter for wildlife.   Great source of food for quail, grouse and other upland birds. Offers protective cover for small mammals. Fast establishing annual that produces a plethora of seed Mature plant height of 2-3 feet. Highly adaptable in varying soil types and climates. Valuable component in native grass and wildflower mixes. Moderate heat and drought tolerance.

• Growing Region:  Southeast, Midwest
• Blooms:  Summer, Fall
• Life Form:  Legume

• Application Type:  Agricultural Conservation, Habitat Restoration
• Height:  1-3 ft