911 Elm Avenue
Story City, Iowa 50248
(515) 733-4634

Iowa Prairie Seed Company was started in 1988 in response to a lack of local ecotype native seed suppliers in Iowa. Daryl Kothenbeutel, owner, had worked in the conservation field for 15 years and was well aware of the benefits of native plants in controlling erosion, nuturing wildlife habitats, and enhancing landscaping in general.

While in the conservation department, Daryl worked extensively with prairie grasses for wildlife habitat and with native grass pasture programs. Daryl has over 30 years experience in prairie planting and restoration.

Iowa Prairie Seed Company has now evolved into a supplier of local ecotype prairie and wetland seed. On an average, we carry seeds for 120 vairieties of prairie wildflower and 20 varieties of prairie grasses. Many of our wildflower seeds are difficult to find elsewhere.

A sea of purple coneflowers stretches on for as far as the eye can see in one of Daryl's prairies.

Most of our seed is hand-picked from remnants of actual native prairie land in northern Iowa and from our own 40 acres of native prairie. With some of the seed we collected from these remnant prairies, we planted additional harvest sites on our own land and on leased prairie land.

We will be happy to assist you with any aspect of your prairie planting, answer any questions you may have, and when possible do on-site consulting. 

We hope we can be your prairie seed supplier and reference site for making your prairie planting a successful experience.

Butterflies on milkweeds are common sights in the prairie

Planned burning promotes
plant growth

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