Tall Grass

Tall Native Prairie Grass
Tall Native Prairie Grass

This mixture of warm and cool-season grasses grows to a height of 24 to 96 inches. It may be planted alone or with a mixture of wildflowers. This mixture contains:

  • Little Bluestem - Schizachyrium scoparium
  • Big Bluestem - Andropogon gerardii
  • Indiangrass - Sorghastrum nutans
  • Switchgrass - Panicum virgatum
Planting rate: 1/2 lbs/1,000 square feet 6 lbs./acre when planting with wildflowers 12 lbs./acre grass mix only

Planting times: late spring to early summer, with wildflowers late spring to mid summer, grass mix only

Planting range: can be planted in the central and midwestern U.S., Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, northern Georgia, western North and South Carolina, western Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, southern New Hampshire and western Massachusetts. For elevations below 6,000 feet, moderate to moist soils.