These grasses are most productive in the summer during periods of high daytime temperatures, warm nights and long days. Adapted for south eastern and south central North Dakota. Big bluestem is a component of the tall grass prairie and on good moisture sites westward. It is a tall, perennial, sod-forming grass.
Forage is highly palatable and nutritious before it matures.
It has strong potential for summer pasture and hayland plantings on good moisture sites. 1973 Little bluestem is a drought tolerant, tufted perennial bunchgrass of the mixed grass prairie. It is often included as a minor component of rangeland seed mixtures and is well adapted to limey soils of both wet and dry sites. Blaze and Camper are marginally adapted to North Dakota. Sand bluestern is a tall perennial, sod-forming grass of sandy areas similar to big bluestem in appearance.