Dyck Arboretum of the Plains
177 W Hickory Street, Hesston, KS 67062
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This is a tall, perennial, sod-forming grass with broad blue-green blades and a large, golden-brown, plume-like seed head. In the fall, the seed head turns deep orange to purple. It is drought tolerant, growing in full sun to shade, and in dry to moist soil, including sandy, loam, and clay soils. Because of its height (3 to 8 feet) and its tendency to remain erect, it provides a nesting habitat and protective cover for many kinds of birds.
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Yellow Indian Grass is thought to attract these families of birds
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Alkali-Sacaton
Sporobolus airoides
+4
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Finches
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American Elm
Ulmus americana
+11
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Wrens
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Nuthatches
Wood Warblers
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American Plum
Prunus americana
+10
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Orioles
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American Pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
+7
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Ash-Leaf Maple
Acer negundo
+11
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Azure-Blue Sage
Salvia azurea
+4
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Mockingbirds & Thrashers
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Bigtree Plum
Prunus mexicana
+10
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Vireos
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Black Walnut
Juglans nigra
+10
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