Fowl manna grass
A taller grass with seed heads that are green to burgundy with white stripes.
A taller grass with seed heads that are green to burgundy with white stripes.
When flowering, the narrow, densely-flowered spikes open up and are very showy.
Stiff, erect stature and beautiful, pyramid-shaped panicles give it an air of confidence and endurance,
Open, pendulous seed heads are soft and fuzzy. The lower leaves and leaf sheaths are also softly hairy.
Of all the native prairie grasses, it is probably the most fascinating in terms of seed dispersal and germination.
My favourite dry prairie grass! This warm-season bunchgrass has very curly leaves.