Climate change is expected to reduce the growth and stature of big bluestem, a dominant prairie grass, by up to 60% in the next 75 years. According to scientists from Kansas State University, Missouri ...

* What it is: Big bluestem is a deep-rooted, low-care, drought-tough, U.S.-native ornamental grass that once was a prime midwestern prairie species. Its purple-pink wispy seedheads and bronze-red fall ...

Homeowners often incorporate grasses into their lawns, yards, and gardens to add color, texture, and movement. However, with some varieties of grass, this aesthetic value comes with a pest tradeoff.

No matter your garden style you are likely to find a place for this year’s Perennial Plant of the Year, Blackhawks big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii ‘Blackhawks’). You’ll enjoy the beauty it adds to ...

But it was what we couldn’t see from Interstate 90 that would be the key to our day — acres of big bluestem, tall, brown and standing on public land. The corn was not a happy sight on the cool October ...

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There are many advantages to ornamental grasses. Some grasses, growing as much as 8 feet tall in thick strands, make natural privacy fences and provide other benefits in your landscaping. They're not ...