Warm season, native, perennial grass. Adapted to dry, medium to heavy upland soils. Tolerates drought and alkaline soils. Heat and cold resistant. Leaf blades are narrow, relatively short and curled.

It can be planted in soils with a pH between 5.5 and 8.2. Very compatible with legumes. This is a tall bunch type grass. It has a papery membrane where the leaf attaches to the main stem that tears as ...

Originally introduced from Asia in the 1800s as a hardy and colorful ornamental grass, this plant has since decided that ...