Eragrostis spectabilis

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Purple Love Grass

Grown from seed

  • Perennial warm-season bunch grass; 1-2ft tall

  • Seedheads of purple emerge from tufts of green in summer

  • Thrives in poor, sandy soils; great species for borders, rock gardens, meadows, prairies or hillsides (for erosion control due to its deep root system)

  • Low growing tendency makes for an excellent ground cover; acts as green mulch for nearby taller plants by cooling soil & outcompeting weeds

  • Host plant to Paradoxical Grass Moth

  • Seedheads fall off in fall/winter and blow in the breeze like a tumbleweed, hence its alternative common name “tumblegrass;” birds use these for nest building

  • Non-aggressive spreader via seed and rhizome

Size:

Purple Love Grass

Grown from seed

  • Perennial warm-season bunch grass; 1-2ft tall

  • Seedheads of purple emerge from tufts of green in summer

  • Thrives in poor, sandy soils; great species for borders, rock gardens, meadows, prairies or hillsides (for erosion control due to its deep root system)

  • Low growing tendency makes for an excellent ground cover; acts as green mulch for nearby taller plants by cooling soil & outcompeting weeds

  • Host plant to Paradoxical Grass Moth

  • Seedheads fall off in fall/winter and blow in the breeze like a tumbleweed, hence its alternative common name “tumblegrass;” birds use these for nest building

  • Non-aggressive spreader via seed and rhizome

Details

  • Purple, Golden, Beige

  • Summer

  • 1-2’

  • Dry

  • Full, Partial

  • Paradoxical Grass Moth

  • UPL - upland; almost never occurs in wetlands

  • No cold stratification required; seeds need light to germinate