In spring the grass emerges as a fat tuft sporting dozens and dozens of slender, fountainous leaves. By late spring this tuft is topped by airy plumes anywhere from 6 to 12 inches long, bright green and so soft that you'll want to plant Ponytails where you can brush it in passing. Gradually the plumes turn from green to gold and then a rich honey-brown by autumn. Expect birds to visit this plant to investigate the seeds drying in the blooms!
Ponytails is a breathtaking landscape accent as well as a fine source of filler for fresh and dried arrangements. In the garden, it loves full sunshine to very light shade, and thrives in poor, dry or sandy soils. Cut a line through the border with this elegant grass, setting off your groundcovers and low-growing plants beautifully. Or use it in a mixed-grass garden, with charming Bunny Tails and magnificent Bronze Carex. It's also a lovely backdrop to spreading Petunias in the bed or containers!
Ponytails is perennial in zones 7-10, but can be grown as an annual everywhere. It tends to self-sow, so it's a fine way to blanket a hot, dry spot of the garden that needs little maintenance! Very drought-tolerant and forgiving of stressful conditions, this Texas native belongs in every sunny garden! Pkt is 30 seeds.
Superior Germination Through Superior Science
First of all, we have humidity- and temperature-controlled storage, and we never treat any of our seeds with chemicals or pesticides. Nor do we ever sell GMO's (genetically modified seeds), so you always know the products you're buying from us are natural as well as safe for you and the environment.
Superior Standards - University Inspected
Hand Packed By Experienced Technicians
Park Seed has been handling and packing vegetable and flower seeds for 145 years, a history that has given us a great understanding of how each variety should be cared for and maintained throughout every step of theprocess, from collection to shipping.
When packing our seeds, the majority are actually done by hand (with extreme care!), and we often over-pack them, so you're receiving more than the stated quantity.
The Park Seed Gold Standard
Heirloom Seeds are open-pollinated -- they are not hybrids. You can gather and save heirloom seed from year to year and they will grow true to type every year, so they can be passed down through generations. To be considered an heirloom, a variety would have to be at least from the 1940's and 3 generations old (many varieties are much older -- some 100 years or more!).
Hybrid seed are the product of cross-pollination between 2 different parent plants, resulting in a new plant/seed that is different from the parents. Unlike Heirloom seed, hybrid seed need to be re-purchased new every year (and not saved). They usually will not grow true to type if you save them, but will revert to one of the parents they were crossed with and most likely look/taste different in some way.
In spring the grass emerges as a fat tuft sporting dozens and dozens of slender, fountainous leaves. By late spring this tuft is topped by airy plumes anywhere from 6 to 12 inches long, bright green and so soft that you'll want to plant Ponytails where you can brush it in passing. Gradually the plumes turn from green to gold and then a rich honey-brown by autumn. Expect birds to visit this plant to investigate the seeds drying in the blooms!
Ponytails is a breathtaking landscape accent as well as a fine source of filler for fresh and dried arrangements. In the garden, it loves full sunshine to very light shade, and thrives in poor, dry or sandy soils. Cut a line through the border with this elegant grass, setting off your groundcovers and low-growing plants beautifully. Or use it in a mixed-grass garden, with charming Bunny Tails and magnificent Bronze Carex. It's also a lovely backdrop to spreading Petunias in the bed or containers!
Ponytails is perennial in zones 7-10, but can be grown as an annual everywhere. It tends to self-sow, so it's a fine way to blanket a hot, dry spot of the garden that needs little maintenance! Very drought-tolerant and forgiving of stressful conditions, this Texas native belongs in every sunny garden! Pkt is 30 seeds.
Superior Germination Through Superior Science
First of all, we have humidity- and temperature-controlled storage, and we never treat any of our seeds with chemicals or pesticides. Nor do we ever sell GMO's (genetically modified seeds), so you always know the products you're buying from us are natural as well as safe for you and the environment.
Superior Standards - University Inspected
Hand Packed By Experienced Technicians
Park Seed has been handling and packing vegetable and flower seeds for 145 years, a history that has given us a great understanding of how each variety should be cared for and maintained throughout every step of theprocess, from collection to shipping.
When packing our seeds, the majority are actually done by hand (with extreme care!), and we often over-pack them, so you're receiving more than the stated quantity.
The Park Seed Gold Standard
Heirloom Seeds are open-pollinated -- they are not hybrids. You can gather and save heirloom seed from year to year and they will grow true to type every year, so they can be passed down through generations. To be considered an heirloom, a variety would have to be at least from the 1940's and 3 generations old (many varieties are much older -- some 100 years or more!).
Hybrid seed are the product of cross-pollination between 2 different parent plants, resulting in a new plant/seed that is different from the parents. Unlike Heirloom seed, hybrid seed need to be re-purchased new every year (and not saved). They usually will not grow true to type if you save them, but will revert to one of the parents they were crossed with and most likely look/taste different in some way.