Grasses

Name & Description	Height (in feet)	Bloom Time	Soil Moisture	Soil Type	Light	Color	Origin
Bluestem, Big Andropogon gerardii Drought tolerant; good wildlife habitat. [View Photo]	6-9	Aug-Sep	Moist, Dry	Clay, Loam	Sun	Purplish-Green	Native
Bluestem, Little Schizachyrium scoparium Drought resistant. [View Photo]	2-4	Aug-Sep	Moist, Dry	Clay, Loam, Sand	Sun	Bluish-Green	Native
Indian Grass Sorghastrum nutans Drought tolerant; good wildlife habitat. [View Photo]	3-6	Aug-Sep	Dry, Moist	Sand, Loam, Clay	Sun, Part Shade	Dark Green	Native
Switch Grass Panicum virgatum Drought tolerant; good wildlife habitat. [View Photo]	3-6	Aug-Sep	Dry, Moist	Sand, Loam, Clay	Sun, Part Shade	Greenish-Gray	Native

Washtenaw County Conservation District
7203 Jackson Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48103-9506 [Map]

Phone: (734) 761-6721 x 5
Fax: (734) 662-1686
Open Mon. - Fri., 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Washtenaw County Conservation District