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Black Tip Wheat Ornamental Grass Seed — hands held black awn wheat

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Triticum durum

75 - 80Days to maturity

A seed worth growing

Black Tip Wheat Ornamental Grass Seed

Item #HSC-GRS-001-PKT

White heads with long black awns.

Black Tip is a durum wheat with showy white glumes set off by long black awns.

An easy textural accent for fresh and dried bouquets.

Ready to cut about 75–80 days from sowing, on plants 24–36" tall. Open-pollinated.

Specs

Packet: 100 seeds
Average 530 seeds per oz.
Plant height: 24–36"

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$6.40

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Quick Facts

Latin Name: Triticum durum
Days To Maturity: 75 - 80 days
Life Cycle: Annual
Hybrid Status: Open Pollinated
Product Features

Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.

Growing guide

From seed to harvest

Sow early

About 4 weeks before last frost.

Sow close

1–2" apart, 1/4" deep.

Avoid clay

Dry, free-draining soil.

Cut while green

Wait for dark awns to color.

Growing Information

Days to germination

About 5–10 days at 16–21°C (60–70°F).

Direct sowing

Recommended. Sow about 4 weeks ahead of your last frost date, 1/4" deep and 1–2" apart. Larger areas can be broadcast or drilled with a grain drill.

Plant spacing

1–2".

Soil

Dry, free-draining, average soil. Drought tolerant, but does poorly in clay.

Light

Full sun.

Harvest

Cut when the heads are mature but still green. For dark-awned types, wait until the awns start to darken. Hang bunches to dry.

Uses

Fresh and dried arrangements; mid-border in naturalistic or mixed grass plantings.

Hardiness

Annual.

Packet

100 seeds.

Seeds per oz.

About 530 on average.

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