PERENNIAL FORAGE GRASSES
We carry a wide range of grasses including Bromes, Wheat Grasses, Timothy's, and more. Scroll below to see our full line or view our Blends.
BROME GRASSES
CARLTON SMOOTH BROME GRASS
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Carlton smooth bromegrass is a high‑yielding, leafy perennial that is well suited for hay and pasture, producing strong early spring growth and high tonnage with good forage quality. It is exceptionally winter hardy and widely adapted to Canadian conditions, forming a dense, sod‑forming root system that provides long‑term stand persistence and erosion control, making it especially valuable for hay systems in northern climates
SMOOTH BROME GRASS
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A widely used cool‑season perennial grass valued for its high forage yields, good palatability, and suitability for both hay and early‑season pasture. It is exceptionally winter hardy and cold tolerant, making it well adapted to northern climates, and its deep root system provides strong drought resistance and long‑term stand persistence. Smooth bromegrass grows on a wide range of soil types, forms dense sod through underground rhizomes, and is highly effective for erosion control and soil stabilization.
MEADOW BROME GRASS
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Meadow bromegrass provides high-quality, highly palatable forage that regrows quickly after grazing, making it especially well suited for productive pastures and rotational grazing systems. It is also very winter hardy and adaptable to a wide range of soils and moisture conditions, helping extend the grazing season and ensure reliable forage production in cooler climates
WHEAT GRASSES
KIRK CRESTED WHEAT GRASS
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Kirk crested wheatgrass is specifically selected for improved vigour, yield, and plant stature, providing higher forage yields while maintaining excellent drought tolerance and winter hardiness in harsh prairie environments. Its rapid, highly palatable early spring growth and strong fibrous root system make it especially well suited for early grazing, high‑traffic areas, and dependable pasture or hay production in dry regions
CRESTED WHEAT GRASS
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Crested wheatgrass is a hardy, drought-tolerant perennial that provides early spring forage and withstands heavy grazing, making it reliable for pasture and rangeland production in dry climates. Its strong seedling vigor and extensive root system also make it excellent for erosion control and land reclamation on disturbed or fragile soils
INTERMEDIATE WHEAT GRASS
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Intermediate wheatgrass is a tall, cool‑season perennial grass used for hay, pasture, and conservation, valued for its good forage yield, high palatability, and later maturity that helps maintain forage quality into mid‑ to late summer. It is winter hardy, moderately drought tolerant, and has a deep, fibrous root system with rhizomes, making it well suited for soil stabilization, erosion control, and long‑term productivity on well‑drained sites
SLENDER WHEAT GRASS
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Slender wheatgrass is a short‑lived, cool‑season perennial bunchgrass native to western North America that is valued for its excellent seedling vigor, rapid establishment, and good early‑season forage quality. It is commonly used in pasture mixes, erosion control, and land reclamation because it establishes quickly on disturbed or saline soils and provides nutritious forage and wildlife cover while longer‑lived species become established.
TALL WHEAT GRASS
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Tall wheatgrass is a tall, cool‑season perennial grass used for hay, pasture, and conservation, noted for its high forage yields, strong persistence, and tolerance of harsh conditions. It is exceptionally tolerant of saline and sodic soils and moderately drought resistant, making it especially valuable for forage production and erosion control where few other grasses will survive.
WESTERN WHEAT GRASS
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Western wheatgrass is a long‑lived, cool‑season native perennial grass that spreads by strong rhizomes and is widely used for pasture, native hay, and rangeland. It is drought tolerant, adapts to a wide range of soils including saline and alkaline sites, and is especially effective for erosion control and land reclamation while providing palatable forage, particularly in spring and early summer.
NORTHERN WHEAT GRASS
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Northern wheatgrass is a long‑lived, cool‑season native perennial grass that spreads by rhizomes and is widely found across the northern prairies. It is drought and alkaline tolerant, establishes quickly, and is commonly used for reclamation, erosion control, and low‑to‑moderate forage production while providing early‑season grazing and strong soil stabilization.
OTHER FORAGE GRASSES
ORCHARD GRASS
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Orchard grass is a cool‑season, perennial bunchgrass widely used for pasture, hay, and silage because of its high palatability and strong productivity under managed grazing systems. It establishes quickly, regrows well after cutting or grazing, performs especially well in mixtures with legumes such as alfalfa and clovers, and provides good erosion control on well‑drained sites, though it requires careful management to maintain forage quality.
REED CANARY GRASS
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Reed canarygrass is a tall, cool‑season perennial grass that spreads aggressively by rhizomes and thrives in wetlands, ditches, and other moist or seasonally flooded areas, where it produces high biomass and was historically planted for forage and erosion control.
GREEN NEEDLE GRASS
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Green needlegrass is a cool‑season, native perennial bunchgrass of the Northern Great Plains that provides nutritious, palatable forage and is commonly used in native range seedings, reclamation, and mixed pasture systems. It has deep fibrous roots that contribute to drought tolerance and soil stabilization, cures well for late‑season grazing, and its soft awns are less problematic to livestock than those of other needlegrasses.
TALL FESCUE
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Tall fescue is a cool‑season, perennial bunchgrass widely used for pasture, hay, erosion control, and turf because of its durability and broad adaptation. It is deep‑rooted, tolerant of drought, heat, and poor soils, and regrows well under grazing.
RUSSIAN WILD RYE
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Russian wildrye is a long‑lived, cool‑season perennial bunchgrass widely used for pasture and rangeland in dry regions because of its excellent tolerance to drought, cold, and saline soils. It produces highly palatable, nutritious basal leaves that remain green and productive into late summer and fall, making it especially valuable for grazing, though it is less suited to hay production and slower to establish from seed.
DAHURIAN WILD RYE
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Dahurian wildrye is a short‑lived, cool‑season perennial bunchgrass introduced from Asia that establishes rapidly and produces tall, leafy stems with high‑quality, palatable forage. It is well suited for short‑term pasture or hay systems because it regrows quickly and can be grazed two to three times per season, performs well on a wide range of soils including saline sites, but gradually declines in vigor after a few years and is best used as an early‑establishing component in forage mixes.
PERENNIAL RYEGRASS (Forage Type)
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Perennial ryegrass is a cool‑season, perennial bunchgrass commonly used for pasture, hay, silage, and turf because of its rapid establishment, high palatability, and excellent forage quality. It provides highly digestible forage with strong regrowth under managed grazing, performs best on fertile, well‑drained soils with adequate moisture, but has limited drought and winter tolerance compared with hardier grasses such as tall fescue or crested wheatgrass.
FESTULOLIUM
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Festulolium is a cool‑season hybrid forage grass created by crossing fescue species (meadow fescue or tall fescue) with ryegrass species (perennial or Italian ryegrass) to combine the strengths of both parent grasses. It offers rapid establishment, high palatability and digestibility from ryegrass, along with improved yield, winter hardiness, drought tolerance, and persistence from fescue, making it well suited for productive pasture, hay, and silage systems where both forage quality and durability are important.
TIMOTHY
CLIMAX TIMOTHY
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Climax timothy is a widely used, cool‑season perennial hay grass cultivar developed in Canada and known for its excellent winter hardiness, persistence, and high‑quality forage production. It matures about 7–10 days later than common timothy, produces leafy, fine‑stemmed, highly palatable hay favored by horses and cattle, and performs best in cool, moist climates on fertile, fine‑textured soils where it mixes exceptionally well with alfalfa and clovers.
TIMOTHY
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Timothy is a cool‑season, perennial bunchgrass best known for producing high‑quality, palatable hay—especially prized in horse rations—and is also used for pasture and silage in cooler, humid regions. It is non‑aggressive, mixes well with legumes like alfalfa and clover, and produces nutritious forage, but has a shallow root system, limited drought tolerance, slow regrowth after cutting, and is best managed under hay or light grazing rather than intensive grazing systems.