Horticulturists at the PMC are working on new varieties, as well as native grasses for wildlife food plots. Each wildflower is suited for certain growing conditions and an information sheet is available on each one. Generally, seeds are sold in one pound units. SWCDs can purchase seeds from the Commission, but are free to define the manner in which the District distributes the seeds. Some SWCDs will order and repackage seeds into smaller units, or sell seed mixtures.
Districts sometimes sell seeds and use proceeds for their educational outreach activities.
To enhance this program, SWCDs also sometimes purchase other types of seeds for fundraising, such as lance-leaf coreopsis or herbs from commercial seed vendors. The Plant Materials Center was not able to devote the amount of acreage and staff necessary to produce yields that would satisfy demand of some varieties, chiefly the state wildflower, the lance-leaf coreopsis. Rather than devote a lot of time and effort to produce a small amount of seeds, the PMC decided to devote their efforts and acreage to produce seeds that are more cost and land-efficient to produce, thus keeping costs down and production consistent. Plates can be obtained at any county tax collector's office. Links to Conservation District offices.