| Description | A cool season, clump-forming North American native ornamental bunch grass with arching, wheat/rye-like flowers. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Grass Ornamental |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Flowers | long, stiff, bristle like at the top of the stem, greenish drying to tan |
| Leaves | flat or curled inward at the tip, 3/8-3/4 inch wide, up to 15 inches long, clasp the stem at their base, turning tan in the fall |
| Dimensions | 3-5 feet tall, clump forming |
| Maintenance | will readily self seed in a garden |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | North American native grass found growing in moist to moderately dry Prairies. |
| Notes & Reference | #56-Tall Grass Prairie Wildflowers (Doug Ladd) , #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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