Prairie Dropseed Grass Sporobolus in a 4″ pot

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Sporobolus heterolepis, called prairie dropseed, is a clump-forming, warm season grass which typically grows on prairies. Medium green leaves (to 20” long and 1/16” wide) similar in texture to fine hair typically form arching foliage which mounds up to 15” tall and 18” wide. The blades of this grass turn golden with warm sunset hues in autumn, fading to light bronze in winter. Branching flowers appear on slim stems rising well above the foliage in late summer to 30-36″ tall. Pink blooms have a light fragrance of coriander. Mature seeds drop from their hulls in fall, hence the descriptive common name.

Zone: 3 to 9
Height: 2.00 to 3.00 feet
Spread: 2.00 to 3.00 feet
Bloom Time: August to October
Bloom Description: Pink and brown-tinted
Sun: Full sun
Water: Dry to medium
Maintenance: Low
Suggested Use: Ground Cover, Naturalize, Rain Garden
Flower: Showy, Fragrant
Leaf: Good Fall
Attracts: Birds
Other: Winter Interest
Tolerate: Deer, Drought, Erosion, Dry Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil, Black Walnut, Air Pollution

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