Description
Purple Lovegrass is a native warm-season
grass
that grows in tight tufts with long blue-green leaves that develops a bronzy-red in fall. Rosy-purple spikelets create airy clouds above the leaves in late
summer
and turn light beige in fall. Prefers
full sun
and dry soils. Good drought tolerance.
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Type: |
Orn. Grass |
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Origins: |
C. and E. North America; GA Native |
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Height: |
1′ – 2′ |
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Spread: |
1’ – 2’ |
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Spacing: |
1.5’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
5 – 9 |
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Culture: |
Full Sun |
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Bloom Color: |
Purple |
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Season of Interest: |
Summer, |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. No serious disease or pest issues.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Native Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Liatris, Golden Rod, Prairie Dropseed
IMAGE: Photoset by Katja Schulz, Purple Lovegrass (1)+(2), (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Eragrostis spectabilis 7zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Photo by David J. Stang, Eragrostis spectabilis 2zz, CC BY-SA 4.0,
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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