Sun: Partial, shade
Moisture: Medium to medium-dry
Height: 4'
Genotype: Superior Township, Washtenaw County.
Indigenous interactions: Though no Great Lakes peoples' uses are recorded, the Iroquois made a decoction from the plant to soak corn seeds before planting. (Moerman, 1998).
 
This tall native grass with big, airy seedheads thrives in part shade and offers a stately architectural feature when combined with flowers. Common in the wild and easy to grow from seed. Found in Dry-Mesic Southern Forest communities and similar communities.