Big Bluestem Plant

Native to our area. Big bluestem is an ecologically important grass growing over 9 feet tall in ideal conditions. It has many insects and butterflies associated with it as well as being an important food for birds. Big bluestem and other clumping native grasses have been used to cultivate arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi which has been shown to drastically increase the water use efficiency and nutrient density of nearby plants. Replace those ornamental clumping grasses with a native one!

Andropogon gerardii
Z4 fs/ps wet to well drained
Perennial

Cost: $5.00 per 4 inch pot