Sporobolus heterolepis - Prairie Dropseed Columnar or dusty miller provide cooling

or dusty miller provide cooling foliage contrast that makes the orange blooms appear even more luminous

There is a catch

The flowers also attract many specialized native bees

service berry

This fast-growing hybrid typically reaches 15 to 30 feet in height with a spread of 15 to 20 feet

Sporobolus heterolepis - Prairie Dropseed Columnar or dusty miller provide coolingPrairie dropseed stands as one of the most refined and elegant ornamental grasses native to North America, offering four season interest and exceptional adaptability to cultivated landscapes. This warm season perennial clump forming grass is indigenous to the tallgrass and mixed grass prairies of central North America, ranging from Texas north to southern Saskatchewan, with scattered populations extending eastward through the Midwest and Northeast to