Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Indian Grass BINOMIAL: Sorghastrum nutans FamilyPoaceaeCdn Native RangeSouthern Quebec west to SaskatchewanNatural habitatfields, tallgrass prairies, open woods, dry slopes, roadsidesTypeperennial grass Featuresattractive blue-green foliage; showy bronze flowerheads;…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Little bluestem BINOMIAL: Schizachyrium scoparium FamilyPoaceae (Grass)Cdn Native RangeNative in all Canadian provinces except NS and NLNatural habitatprairies, sandy shores, alvarsTypewarm season grassFeaturesblue-green foliage becomes…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Pennsylvania SedgeBINOMIAL: Carex Pensylvanica FamilyCyperaceaeCdn Native RangeManitoba, Ontario, QuebecNatural habitatthickets and dry woodland areas; often found near oak treesTyperush or sedgeFeaturesnarrow grass-like semi-evergreen leaves;…
Simcoe County Master Gardeners Grow Natives! PLANT PROFILE COMMON NAME: Sweetgrass BINOMIAL: Hierochloe odorata aka Anthoxanthum nitens FamilyPoaceae (Grass)Cdn Native RangeEastern CanadaNatural habitatmarshes, wet meadows, wetland edgesTypecool season grassFeaturesyellow foliage in the fall; vanilla fragrance, also when…