Prairie Wedgegrass

About Prairie Wedgegrass

Prairie Wedgegrass is a delicate, cool-season bunchgrass that offers a wispy, graceful texture to the early summer landscape. Typically growing two to three feet tall, it produces slender, upright stems topped with dense, layered flower spikes that emerge a pale lime-green before maturing to an attractive tan or "oatmeal" color. Native to a wide range of habitats from moist prairies to dry woods across North America, it is remarkably adaptable to various soil types as long as they aren't extremely dry. This short-lived perennial or annual is a pioneer species, often filling in gaps in disturbed areas before more permanent plants take hold. It serves as a host plant for the White-lined Sphinx Moth and provides forage for livestock and wildlife. Because it self-sows readily, it is a great "filler" plant for establishing new native meadows.