Local Native Grasses
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| Common Name Northern Dropseed Botanical Name Sporobolus heterolepis This attractive grass likes a sunny spot with dry, rocky, well-drained soil. It grows 2-3 feet tall. Its green foliage turns a golden orange in the fall. It attracts many types of birds. The pink to brown flowers bloom in the summer and smell like coriander. Northern Dropseed Details |
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| Common Name Purple-top Tridens Botanical Name Tridens flavus (flava) This grass grows 3-5 feet tall and up to 3 feet wide. Its flower spikes develop on purple panicles in the summer. Does not like wet sites. Prefers sun to partial shade. Purple-top Tridens Details |
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