Scientific Name
Eriophorum virginicum
Common Name
Cotton grass
Wildflowers
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Life Cycle:
Perennial
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Height:
1.5 to 4 feet
Flower/fruit:
Long, soft cotton-like bristles in a compact tawny mass; 1 to 2 inches across
Flowering Season:
Early summer into early fall
Foliage:
Flat, grasslike leaves
Site:
Bogs and wet ditches
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