Indian Grass – Yes or No?
Indian Grass, (Sorghastrum nutans) When we started converting our old pastures back into stands of native warm season grass a couple decades ago we picked the two dominant grasses: Big … Continued
Fall Prairie Color
Indian Grass (Sorghastrum nutans) and Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) Fall color is not just trees and shrubs; the grasses can also be wonderful. Here you can see some of the … Continued
Pond Sedge
Pond Sedge at West Lake Sedges have a simplicity of line that I find very attractive. We have many different kinds of sedges here but I have not learned to … Continued
Big Bluestem
Big Bluestem, (Andropogon gerardii) Many of the grasses are blooming now. Here is a picture of Big Bluestem in the Dogleg prairie. To get this picture I kneeled down to … Continued
Eastern Gamagrass – 2
Eastern Gamagrass, (Tripsacum dactyloides) I went out yesterday to photograph the Henslow’s Sparrow (no luck!) but I did continue to find appealing lines and colors in the Eastern Gamagrsss.
Eastern Gamagrass
Eastern Gamagrass, (Tripsacum dactyloides) The hot weather is bringing out the native warm season grasses. Today I found this Eastern Gamagrass in full bloom just east of the PGT Visitor … Continued
Little Bluestem
Little Bluestem, (Schizachyrium scoparium) The three main grasses at the PGT are: – Indian Grass – Big Bluestem – Little Bluestem They are all “warm season” grasses, which means that … Continued
Orchard Grass Flower
Orchard Grass, (Dactylis glomerata) This morning the flowers of the orchard grass were in fully out. If you brush against them they release a puff of pollen that resembles smoke.
Renowned grass biologist Clair Kucera visits
Clair Kucera Clair Cucera helped inspire my father to create the PGT. A couple decades ago Herb took a class that Clair taught about grasses. That class and Clair’s book … Continued