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The roots of big bluestem, for instance, can extend up to 12 feet deep.
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Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
Those efforts support regrowth of native big bluestem grass, Joe Pye weed, old world goldenrod, silky rye, bottlebrush grass, nodding wild onion and Indian grass.
—Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
Nineteen types of prairie plants are available this year and include favorites like butterfly weed, big bluestem, leadplant, purple prairie clover and more.
—Beacon-News Staff, chicagotribune.com, 8 Apr. 2022
And micro-prairies that are routinely scoured by ice in the river to clear the way for native plants such as big bluestem and Indian grass.
—Peter Krouse, cleveland, 7 Feb. 2022
THERESA - Dense stands of big bluestem reached 5 feet high on the rolling, upland tract at Theresa Marsh Wildlife Area.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2022
Beneath the ground, the roots of the big bluestem will stretch nearly 12 feet deep, leaving deposits that enrich the soil and keep it in place against the strong Kansas winds.
—Sarah Spicer, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021
On either side of her, tall, thin strands of big bluestem, a grass species native to the Great Plains, arch more than a foot above her head.
—Sarah Spicer, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021
The prairie’s 8-foot-tall big bluestem and Indian grasses are especially beautiful in the fall.
—Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2021
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Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
Those efforts support regrowth of native big bluestem grass, Joe Pye weed, old world goldenrod, silky rye, bottlebrush grass, nodding wild onion and Indian grass.
—Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
Nineteen types of prairie plants are available this year and include favorites like butterfly weed, big bluestem, leadplant, purple prairie clover and more.
—Beacon-News Staff, chicagotribune.com, 8 Apr. 2022
And micro-prairies that are routinely scoured by ice in the river to clear the way for native plants such as big bluestem and Indian grass.
—Peter Krouse, cleveland, 7 Feb. 2022
THERESA - Dense stands of big bluestem reached 5 feet high on the rolling, upland tract at Theresa Marsh Wildlife Area.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2022
Beneath the ground, the roots of the big bluestem will stretch nearly 12 feet deep, leaving deposits that enrich the soil and keep it in place against the strong Kansas winds.
—Sarah Spicer, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021
On either side of her, tall, thin strands of big bluestem, a grass species native to the Great Plains, arch more than a foot above her head.
—Sarah Spicer, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021
The prairie’s 8-foot-tall big bluestem and Indian grasses are especially beautiful in the fall.
—Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2021
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