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Interesting Notes

Perennial, warm, native, poor grazing for wildlife and livestock. 2-4' tall bunchgrass growing in small tufts. The overlapping flattened sheaths are hairy along the margin of upper blade surface toward the base. The upper two-thirds of the plant is freely branching with the leaves turning straw yellow when mature. The seed heads are partly enclosed in a sheath (spathe). Mostly upland, woodland and invades overgrazed ranges. Seldom grazed by any kind of animal. Texas A&M

Growing and Maintenance Tips

A. virginicus can be found in open fields and upper shores of ponds all over North America and prefers full sun to bright shade, in dry, sandy soils. Propagate by seed or divide clumps every few years and cut stems down to the ground in late winter (February or March) before newgrowth occurs.