Prairie Dropseed

Sporobolus heterolepis

Pronunciation: spoh-ROB-ah-lus het-er-OH-le-pis
SKU #01208
3-9

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OVERVIEW
Description A fine-textured grass for the landscape with tall, slender stalks that display airy, remarkably fragrant, light brown, late summer panicles. Dense, mounded foliage turns deep copper-gold in fall. Attractive accent, or easy care groundcover, if planted en masse. Long-lived and trouble free. Rarely self-seeds. Native to the plains of North America.
Light Full sun
Watering Water when top 3 inches of soil is dry.
Blooms Summer to fall
Mature Size Slowly reaches 18 in. tall, 24 to 36 in. wide; 36 in. tall in bloom.
DETAILS
Deciduous/Evergreen Herbaceous
Special Features Easy Care, Fall Color, North American Native Selection, Benefits Birds
Problems/Solutions Deer Resistant, Erosion Control
Growth Rate Slow
Flower Attributes Fragrant
STYLE
Landscape Use Ground Cover
Flower Color Brown
Foliage Color Green
Companion Plants Coneflower (Echinacea); Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia); Phlox (Phlox); Aster (Aster); Shasta Daisy (Chrysanthemum)
CARE
Care Tolerates a range of soils, including heavy clay; prefers slightly dry, rocky soils. Water deeply, regularly during first growing season to establish an extensive root system; allow to dry slightly between intervals. Once established, reduce frequency; tolerates drought. Remove old, faded foliage before new leaves emerge.

This Plant's Growing Zones: 3-9

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