Perennial, Good Forage Plant


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Sorghastrum nutans

Common Name: Yellow Indiangrass
Water Needs: Moderate Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 6'
Description:

Strong, upright plant.Seedheads are a fluffy, golden brown. One of the major grasses of the True Tallgrass Prairies.


Engelmannia pinnatifidia

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Common Name: Englemann Daisy
Bloom Season: Spring to Fall
Bloom Color: Yellow
Water Needs: Little Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 24"
Mature Width: 30"
Description:

Long blooming native- if it gets leggy cut it back for new growth and bloom,Good for wildlife


Garden Notes: Blooms open daily and are showy in the morning, then they close in the heat of the day.

Desmanthus illinoisis

Common Name: Illinois Bundleflower
Bloom Color: White
Water Needs: Little Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 36"
Mature Width: 36"
Description:

Panhandle native, important native legume. Good as dried flower. Nice winter interest in seedpods.


Calylophus tubicula

Common Name: Texas Sundrops
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Yellow
Water Needs: Little Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 9"
Mature Width: 12"
Description:

Dense herbaceous shrublets of wiry stems bearing yellow flowers with very long tubes- like serrulatus on steroids.


Garden Notes: Plant in warm winter area.

Calylophus serrulatus

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Common Name: Toothed Sundrops
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Yellow
Water Needs: Little Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 18"
Mature Width: 18"
Description:

Subshrub,Blooms heavily in spring then lightly throughout summer. Smaller, mounded plant with narrow leaves.


Bouteloua gracilis

Common Name: Blue Grama
Water Needs: Little Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 12"
Mature Width: 18"
Description:

2008 GreatPlants® selection. Turfgrass or ornamental bunchgrass. Slowly spreads maybe 2" per year


Garden Notes: Plant thickly by seed to get a nice grass for outlying area. Hieght will vary by the amount of water it receives. Very drought tolerant.

Bouteloua curtipendula

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Common Name: Sideoats Grama
Water Needs: Little Water

Ideal Sun Conditions: Full Sun

Mature Height: 18"
Mature Width: 20"
Description:

Seeds form on side of stem. Emerge purplish with red/orange anthers. Good accent plant. State grass of Texas