Eastern Gamagrass 'HIGHLANDER' (Tripsacum dactyloides)
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Eastern Gamma Grass is a 4' to 8' tall native, perennial, warm season bunch grass and is our nearest relative to corn. It grows best in medium to wet soils and full sun or part shade. This is an exceptionally valuable warm season forage grass producing large volumes of high protein forage. Livestock producers sometimes refer to it as "Ice Cream Grass" due to livestock preference for the grass. It is an attractive garden plant for barriers, borders, and native gardens. It is an exceptional wildlife habitat plant and is widely used in habitat and conservations seed mixes. Prices listed are based on pure live seed weight, not bulk weight.
Species Details
| Common Name (Botanical Name) | Eastern Gamagrass 'HIGHLANDER' (Tripsacum dactyloides) |
| Alternatative Common Names | Eastern Gamma Grass 'HIGHLANDER' |
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| Bloom Season | Warm Season |
| Group | Grasses and Grass-Like |
| Bloom Color | Green |
| Duration | Perennial |
| Soil moisture | Medium (Mesic);Wet (Hydric) |
| Soil texture | Coarse (Sand);Medium (Silt/Loam);Fine (Clay) |
| Sun Exposure | Full Sun;Part Shade |
| Status | Native |
| Wetland status | FAC;FACW |
| pH | Acidic;Neutral |
| pH Values | 5.1/7.5 |
| Average height | 6+ ft |
| USDA Zones | 7a;7b; |
| RNS Region | 1;2;3;5 |
| Planting rate/Acre | 12-20 |
| Seeds Per Lb. | 7200 |
| Seeds Per Oz | 450 |
| Seeds Per Packet | 150 |
| Product Benefits | Wildlife Cover;Wildlife Food;Wildlife Nesting;Quality Forage;Biomass; |