Common species include sand bluestem and prairie sandreed (tall grasses); needleandthread, sand dropseed, little bluestem, prairie junegrass, and western wheatgrass (mid grasses); blue grama and sun ...

Big bluestem is tolerant of both sand and clay soils in USDA zones 4 to 9. It can reach up to 8 feet after blooming and spreads out up to 3 feet, making it a great filler plant for large areas.

In the West it inhabits the sand prairie where the characteristic vegetation consists of the tall grasses, sand bluestem, and prairie sandreed, as well as several short and mid grasses and numerous ...