Late Pollinator

 

From our walk I am pleased to report that the Indiangrass is flowering.

Yes, grass does bloom.

One of the earliest warm season grasses to set seed, this prairie tall grass 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 soils around these parts. 

Many species of grasshoppers and caterpillars feed on Sorghastrum nutans.  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 such as this.
 

Native Grass

Meet  Sorghastrum nutans.  Indian Grass.

 

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.

Tall Grass Prairie

From our walk 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 heavy clay crappy farmland around these parts.

 

Many species of grasshoppers and caterpillars feed on Sorghastrum nutans. 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 such as this.