- Type:
- Grass
- Light Exposure:
- Full Sun, Partial Sun
- Soil Moisture:
- Medium
- Height:
- 2 feet
- Project:
- Erosion Control, Raingarden, Restoration, Shoreline Buffer, Upland Buffer
- Bloom Color:
- Brown, Green, Purple, White
- Bloom Months:
- August, September, October
- Flooding / Inundation Tolerance:
- Moderate
- Salt Tolerance:
- Medium
- Stress Tolerance:
- Drought Tolerant, Fire Tolerant, General Disturbance
- Herbivore Sensitivity:
- Low to Medium
- Behavior (Rate of Spread):
- 1
- Pollinator Value:
- Medium
- Benefit to Pollinators:
- Larval Food, Nesting and Structure (Bees)
- Pollinators:
- Larval Host (Butterfly), Nesting and Structure (Bees), Wind
- Counties:
- Anoka, Becker, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Clay, Cottonwood, Dakota, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Grant, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbardard, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Lac qui, Lincoln, Mahnomen, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Rice, Rock, Roseau, Sherburne, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Washington, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine
Notes/Description:
A native, perennial, sod-forming, clump-forming, fine-textured, warm-season grass that is 2-3' tall. Prairie dropseed is well suited for roadside rehabilitation, prairie restoration, residential landscapes and perennial gardens. It attracts birds and provides winter interest.