I tried to grow it...never got any seed germination at all :( but I must try again - there is nothing, nothing like the smell of sweetgrass.

Guru Garden sells the seed, as does Jim Ternier from Prairie Garden Seeds (www.prseeds.ca) in Saskatchewan (you'll find the Sweet Grass at the very bottom of the Flowers and Decorative plants section). I don't think I got the Sweet Grass seed from Jim, but can highly recommend anything else that I've purchased from him.

Here is a link that might be useful: Prairie Garden Seeds

Thanks very much Pudge, I haven't looked at Jim's site for a while and did not think of it. Did you cold stratify the seeds Pudge? I think I will try to get an early start on them since germination looks iffy.

I am having a look at some of his wheat varieties as well. I didn't get my seed heads cut off this fall and will have a huge mess next spring, I still hope to get some done as the snow isn't too deep yet, but a lot have lodged so I am out of luck. Not enough time for all the fall chores!

No, I didn't cold stratify and perhaps that was my downfall. I'm pretty sure the stuff is native around here, just gotta find a patch of it - no easy feat in this land of many grasses.

A really nice (and different) wheat is Black Einkorn - it's a beardless flat two-row wheat that turns very dark brown when ripe. Added bonus is the house sparrows don't seem to bother it, and it's quite frost tolerant, too. Blue Utrecht is also quite striking.

Hi there- I don't have seeds very often on this plant- even with the large patch I have- and I thought I read that they are not very prolific at making viable seeds- but I do know that taking a nice length of the running roots and coiling them up in a pot with some moist soil will travel very well!!! The peices I was given years ago have re-established themselves all over the continent that way!
I would suggest a quick search of members lists of plants to swap would yeild a few folks who could easily trade enough to start a respectable patch- with out having to disturb the native growth.
I know it's on my swap list.....
Julie