I love native grass. It doesn't need any fertilizer, extra water and my Carex will grow in full, dry shade (just not as well). It is the first thing to green up as the weather breaks. I love the way it grows in clumps and it is easy to move around. My Miscanthus is dangerous. Where I lived before I didn't divide it so after 5 years it was a great home for the voles all winter. They loved the center where it had died out with fluffy dried grass for warmth and fresh roots right next to their home to eat all winter. They didn't kill it so when I moved I have my calendar marked for 2015 to make sure I divide it before I start a new large family of voles. My native grasses never seemed to have the same problem as the Asian Miscanthus. I grow Muehenbeckia capillaris, Schizachyrium scoparium, several native Carex a few I can't remember their names.
