Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
This native* of much of North America was once one of the dominant grass species of the tallgrass prairie. It is a good choice for erosion control on slopes and combines well with robust wildflowers such as butterfly-weed, purple and orange coneflowers, and other native grasses.
*It is native to DC, common in DE, and present primarily in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain of MD and throughout PA. In VA, it is common throughout, except in the outer Coastal Plain, where it is infrequent to rare. You can view the VA counties in which it has been reported here.
Learn more about Sorghastrum nutans.
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