Blooms in summer. Common in moist to moderately dry prairies and areas of recent soil disturbance. Full sun or partial shade. Blooms in autumn. One of the TALL grasses, grows in tufted bunches with round bluish stems, flowers in three dense elongated clusters from a common point.
Leaves turn a handsome red after frost.
Most common in mesic prairies, but can do well in most environments. Blooms in summer. Difficult to distinguish from Big Bluestem until they begin to produce flowers. Common in dry to mesic prairies and open savannas. Blooms in summer.