Elliott's Lovegrass
Poaceae (Gramineae)
Plant Specifics
4" pots, shipped in careful wrapping. This grass is truly blue! Forms graceful mounds, with nice foliage all season. Great border plant. Larval host for zabulon skipper.
Size: | 1-3 ft tall by 1-2 ft wide | |
Life Span: | Short-lived perennial | |
Fruit Color: | Green | |
Phenology: | Winter dormant. Forms dense clumps. Blooms in fall. | |
Habitats: | Flatwoods, sandhill, wet prairie, cutthroat seeps, dry hammocks, disturbed sites. |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Wildflower garden. Mass plantings. | |
Light: | Full Sun | |
Moisture: | Moist to occasional dry | |
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | |
Salt Spray Tolerance: | High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without injury. | |
Soil/Substrate: | Loam, Sand |
Wildlife
Small birds and other wildlife consume the seed.
Larval host for zabulon skipper (Poanes zabulon).