- Type:
- Grass
- Light Exposure:
- Full Sun, Partial Sun
- Soil Moisture:
- Dry
- Height:
- 6 feet
- Project:
- Erosion Control, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer, Upland Buffer
- Bloom Color:
- Brown, Red
- Bloom Months:
- July, August, September
- Flooding / Inundation Tolerance:
- Moderate
- Salt Tolerance:
- Medium
- Stress Tolerance:
- Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
- Herbivore Sensitivity:
- Medium to High
- Behavior (Rate of Spread):
- 2
- Pollinator Value:
- High
- Benefit to Pollinators:
- Adult Food, Larval Food, Nesting and Structure (Bees)
- Pollinators:
- Butterflies, Larval Host (Butterfly), Larval Host (Moth), Nesting and Structure (Bees), Wind
- Counties:
- Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Cook, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodgee, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbardard, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, Roseau, SCottonwood, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright
Notes/Description:
A perennial, clump-forming, warm-season grass that grows 3-9'. This species is used to stabilize soil and slow surface runoff, especially in upland buffer zones. Will perform well in well drained rain garden situations.