- Type:
- Grass
- Light Exposure:
- Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade
- Soil Moisture:
- Dry
- Height:
- 4 feet
- Project:
- Shoreline Buffer
- Bloom Color:
- Green
- Bloom Months:
- May, June
- Flooding / Inundation Tolerance:
- Moderate
- Salt Tolerance:
- Medium
- Stress Tolerance:
- Alkaline Conditions, Drought Tolerant
- Herbivore Sensitivity:
- Medium to High
- Behavior (Rate of Spread):
- 2
- Pollinator Value:
- Medium
- Benefit to Pollinators:
- Larval Food
- Pollinators:
- Larval Host (Butterfly), Larval Host (Moth), Wind
- Counties:
- Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodgee, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Isanti, Itasca, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kandiyohibec, Lac qui, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Mahnomen, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Roseau, SCottonwood, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine
Notes/Description:
Recognized by its unique spike arrangement, Bottlebrush Grass is a shade-tolerant grass that grows in spring and fall and prefers moist soil conditions. Lovely curved seed heads. Readily reseeds. Can grow in heavy clay soils.