Sorghastrum nutans (Indian grass) - Native

Full to part sun   Medium to dry soil     can grow up to 6ftH

Blooms: Aug-Sept Rich Clusters of Bronze colored seeds 

Benefits: grasshoppers and caterpillars feed on the blades, birds on the seeds as well as a the grasshoppers and caterpillars ,  nesting habitat for the birds

Host plants of the  Pepper and Salt Skipper Butterfly https://www.massaudubon.org/nature-wildlife/insects-arachnids/butterfly-atlas/find-a-butterfly?id=124