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Category: Grass

Prairie Dropseed

February 9, 2021Leave a comment

Sporobolum heterolepsis SunWaterHeightBloom ColorBloom TimeFull to PartWet Mesic to Dry2'pink to brownAugust to October

Indian Grass

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021Leave a comment

Sorghastrum nutans SunWaterHeightBloom ColorBloom TimeFull to PartMesic to Dry6'lt brownSeptember to February

Switch Grass

January 24, 2021Leave a comment

Panicum virgatum SunWaterHeightBloom ColorBloom TimeFull to PartWet to Mesic6'Summer to Fall

Bottlebrush Grass

January 15, 2021Leave a comment

Elymus histrix SunWaterHeightBloom ColorBloom TimeFull to PartMesic to Dry3'grassMay to July

Ear-leaved Brome

January 14, 2021Leave a comment

Bromus latiglumis SunWaterHeightBloom ColorBloom TimePart Sun to ShadeMesic to Dry Mesic4'

Big Bluestem

December 22, 2020December 25, 2020Leave a comment

Andropogon gerardii SunWaterHeightBloom ColorBloom TimeFull SunMesic to Dry6'GrassLate Summer

Monarch Population Decline

Monarch populations have declined by 80% and are likely to continue to decline unless habitat restoration, especially planting milkweed, takes place. Learn more here and be sure to check out available milkweed species on my Plants page.

Rusty Patched Bumble Bee listed as endangered

In March of 2017, Bombus affinis, the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee was listed as an endangered species. Its historic range included Southern Ohio, but no recent sitings have been recorded. Check out the USFWS and my blog post on building a bumble bee nest to see what you can do to help the recovery of this species.

Million Pollinator Garden Challenge

Are you up to the challenge? Plant a pollinator garden and register it here. Find resources for teaching, planting sustainably, spreading the word.

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