{"product_id":"slender-wheatgrass","title":"Slender Wheatgrass","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\na {\n    text-decoration: none;\n    color: #464feb;\n}\ntr th, tr td {\n    border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;\n}\ntr th {\n    background-color: #f5f5f5;\n}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(201, 34, 34);\"\u003e*ORDERING QUANTITIES - our seedlings are sold in bulk*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e10 - 27 cu. in. seedlings are sold in bundles of 24 (1 unit = 24 seedlings)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e100 \u0026amp; 175 cu. in. seedlings are sold in bundles of 9 (1 unit = 9 seedlings)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e-----------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eElymus trachycaulus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fieldguide.mt.gov\/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=PMPOA2H0Q0\"\u003eNative Species\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNative Range:\u003c\/strong\u003e Much of western and central North America, from Alaska and western Canada to the Great Plains and Mexico; absent in most southeastern U.S.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNatural Habitat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dry to mesic sagebrush steppe, foothills, badlands, dry forests, riparian edges, saline plains, sand and stony soils\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage \/ Flowers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bunchgrass with narrow flat leaves (~0.1 in wide); seed stalks 2–3 ft tall; inflorescence is narrow spicate raceme 2–10 in long with 3–7 flowered spikelets\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLight Requirements:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to partial shade; thrives in open conditions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rapid early spring growth; cool-season C3 grass; seeds mature by late summer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e20-year Height:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2–3 ft (typically 2–2.5 ft)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElevation Range:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sea level up to approximately 11,500 ft (noted range 4,300–11,500 ft)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCold Hardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardy to USDA Zone ~2; tolerates –40 °F; survives long cold seasons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFire Tolerance:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=us-ascii\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003eHigh; resprouts or reestablishes rapidly from seed following fire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWind Tolerance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent; withstands wind, grazing, trampling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil Preference:\u003c\/strong\u003e Well-drained sandy to clay loams; tolerates alkaline and saline conditions; avoids poorly drained or overly wet soils\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlkali \/ Saline Soil Tolerance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate to high tolerance of alkaline and saline soils\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife Span:\u003c\/strong\u003e Short-lived perennial; typically 3–5 years; occasionally up to ~10 years\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinimum Annual Precip:\u003c\/strong\u003e Thrives in areas with ≥10–14 in annual precipitation; 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