Prairie dropseed, or Sporobolus heterolepis, is a beautiful and showy grass native to the prairies of Ohio. Its fountain of delicate leaves can add a certain lyrical quality to a garden as they sw… ...

The public is invited to a tallgrass prairie hike at Ouabache Land Conservancy’s Jackson-Schnyder Nature Preserve, west of St. Mary-of-the-Woods College, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. July 12. Phil Cox, ...

Prairie dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis) is most commonly planted amongst established perennials.Delicate foliage is used to add a light, airy appearance to beds. Plants add further interest to ...

These include natives such as prairie dropseed, little bluestem, switchgrass, Indian grass, and poverty oatgrass as well as a host of sedges, including Pennsylvania sedge, wood’s sedge, and ...

There are also grasses in the shorter range, depending on your requirements. In the middle range, we find little bluestem at 24-48 inches, prairie dropseed at 18-24 inches, muhly grass at 24-36 ...

Cream wild indigo and prairie dropseed are among the species that have grown better in my sandy soils, while a wide variety of plant species such as New England aster, wild bergamot and sideoats grama ...

In Illinois, our historic grasses have been tallgrass prairie species. These include big bluestem, yellow Indian grass and switchgrass. It would make sense that a person wishing to include native ...