From our walk the other day I am pleased to announce that the Indian Grass is flowering.
Yes, grass does bloom.
One
of the earliest warm season grasses to set seed, this prairie tallgrass
forms upright clumps with blue-green summer foliage that turns gold in
the fall.
It is tolerant of a wide range of soils including the crappy heavy clay farmland around these parts.
Many
species of grasshoppers and caterpillars feed on this species.
In turn, these insects are important food sources for upland game birds
and song birds, where they will also find ideal nesting habitat in
stands of tall prairie grasses.
Damn, it sure feels good to be back to walking a dog again.
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