Andropogon virginicus

Also called Whiskey Grass

Narrow clumps of green stems and leaves turn purplish-red
Fall colour is a bright orange changing to straw-yellow in the winter
Prolific seed producer with high germination rates
Brown seedheads
Bloom Time: Late summer into fall
Grass Type: Warm Season

ZONE:
3

COLOUR:
Brown

HEIGHT:
100-125 cm

SPREAD:
40-60 cm

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:

This aggressive species thrives in poor soils, tolerates a range of habitats, is less palatable to grazing animals than other pasture plants, and competes by one method of allelopathy; it releases herbicidal chemicals from its dying tissues.

Additional Notes about Broom Sedge:

Native to Ontario

Warm Season Grasses: These grasses are much slower starting in the spring. They do not push new growth until temperatures warm in early to midsummer. They flower later in the summer or fall with most blooms remaining into the winter. Most warm season grasses tolerate heat, humidity and drought; some even thrive in these conditions.