{"product_id":"setaria-italica-foxtail-millet-seeds","title":"Foxtail Millet - 400 seeds (Setaria italica)","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"141\"\u003eFoxtail Millet Seeds (\u003cem data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"138\"\u003eSetaria italica\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"143\" data-end=\"548\"\u003eFoxtail Millet is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"201\"\u003eornamental and agricultural grass\u003c\/strong\u003e grown for its distinctive \u003cstrong data-start=\"228\" data-end=\"266\"\u003ebushy, bottlebrush-like seed heads\u003c\/strong\u003e that resemble a fox’s tail. It is valued for both \u003cstrong data-start=\"317\" data-end=\"358\"\u003edecorative use in floral arrangements\u003c\/strong\u003e and as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"368\" data-end=\"382\"\u003egrain crop\u003c\/strong\u003e for food, birdseed, and forage. 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