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.

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.