Big bluestem grass grows well in most well-draining soil types, even happily growing in low-fertility soils. The deep root system of big bluestem makes it ideal for areas prone to erosion.

field - Common native grasses are big bluestem, little bluestem, Indiangrass and switch grass. Photo by Robert Fears hay bale - Coastal Bermudagrass is a common introduce warm-season perennial.

Nature has the answer: Deep-rooted, drought-tolerant plants that thrive when it gets warm and can survive during today's ...

Climate change is expected to reduce the growth and stature of big bluestem, a dominant prairie grass, by up to 60% in the next 75 years. According to scientists from Kansas State University ...

Native grasses grow quickly, ... Also consider these other native grasses: sideoats grama, switch grass, prairie Junegrass, lake sedge, big bluestem and prairie cordgrass.

When choosing an ornamental grass, look at native varieties first. Native grasses play their part with pollinators. The Perennial Plant of the Year for 2022 is a native bluestem grass ...

Big bluestem, the state grass of Illinois and one of the dominant grasses of the tallgrass prairie ecosystem, may reach 7 to 8 feet high in late summer, culminating in a blueish three-pronged head ...