


Sorghastrum Grass
The stalks alternate between green and a gorgeous reddish brown and the copper-coloured seed heads are covered in silky hairs.

Fowl manna grass
A taller grass with seed heads that are burgundy with distinctive white “stripes”.

June Grass
When flowering, the narrow, densely-flowered spikes open up and are very showy.

Switch Grass
Its stiff, erect stature and beautiful, pyramid-shaped panicles give it an air of confidence and endurance,

Prairie Dropseed
This fine-leaved bunch-grass forms beautiful circular clumps with the leaves radiating outward.

Canada Wild Rye
I have rarely, seen this prairie grass growing naturally in open prairie in Manitoba, despite its common use in prairie restorations.