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Hardiness
Zones:
5-9
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Height:
2
to 4'
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Light
Requirements: Sun
to partial shade
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Soil/Moisture:
Well
drained, moderately fertile soil; moderate drought tolerance |
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Form/Texture:
Upright,
open mound; fine texture
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Inflorescence:
Dense,
cylindrical inflorescence from mid summer to fall; color ranges from dark
purple to cream white; good in fresh or dry arrangements; shatters before
winter
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Comments: Warm
season grass; variable species; narrow green leaves turn golden yellow in
fall; arching green leaves and flowers; self seeds
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Cultivars:
Little Bunny:
white flowers in August; 12-18"
Viridescens (black fountain
grass): black plumes; stiff upright
Hameln:
3'; light red brown flowers July to late fall
Cassain: semi-dwarf; good
fall color
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List by Scientific
Name | Ornamental
Grasses | List by Common
Name
Prepared by: Erv Evans,
Consumer Horticulturist
Web Design by: Christa
Johnson
© 2000 NC State University
Images © by Erv Evans
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