The native grasses are thriving after the recent rain. Our back yard is thick with Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium). It’s about 3 feet tall right now. I think it does well in our backyard because of the partial shade. Here’s a photo taken today; you can see how dense it is.

It’s one of the components of a tallgrass prairie along with Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), Yellow Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans), and Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum). We have 3 of the  tallgrass prairie grasses on our property. In order of frequency: Little Bluestem, Yellow Indiangrass, and Big Bluestem. We haven’t found any Switchgrass.

Here’s a photo of a small stand of Yellow Indiangrass in our front yard. The seed heads are eye-catching.