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Johnson grass

Johnson grass

Sorghum halepense

grass☀️ full sun💧 low water Hardy: Zone 5bZone 11b

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Johnson grass is a tall, vigorous warm-season grass with deep rhizomes and panicle-type seed heads. It is highly invasive in many regions and typically considered a problematic weed rather than an ornamental plant.

Overview

Form
Upright
Growth Rate
fast
Size
2–3.5′ tall
Dormancy
deciduous
Family
Poaceae

Native Range

Mediterranean and North Africa

Seasonality

Bloom Season

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Season of Interest

SummerFall

Companion Planting

Plants well with