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Purpletop Tridens,
Purpletop

Grown from seed

  • Perennial grass; 3-5ft tall

  • Warm season bunchgrass; reddish-purple, drooping seedheads bloom late summer to fall; foliage becomes golden in late autumn and winter

  • When planted en masse, makes meadows or fields appear purple

  • Salt tolerant; can thrive alongside roads; valued for soil stabilization and erosion control

  • Host plant to the larvae of Common Wood Nymph, Crossline Skipper, Little Glassywing, and Broad-Winged Skipper

  • Fair forage value for livestock; provides winter food and cover for gamebirds, song birds and small mammals

  • Primarily forms clumps and does not spread aggressively

Size:

Purpletop Tridens,
Purpletop

Grown from seed

  • Perennial grass; 3-5ft tall

  • Warm season bunchgrass; reddish-purple, drooping seedheads bloom late summer to fall; foliage becomes golden in late autumn and winter

  • When planted en masse, makes meadows or fields appear purple

  • Salt tolerant; can thrive alongside roads; valued for soil stabilization and erosion control

  • Host plant to the larvae of Common Wood Nymph, Crossline Skipper, Little Glassywing, and Broad-Winged Skipper

  • Fair forage value for livestock; provides winter food and cover for gamebirds, song birds and small mammals

  • Primarily forms clumps and does not spread aggressively

Details

  • Purple, Gold

  • Summer, Fall

  • 3-5’

  • Dry, Medium

  • Full, Partial

  • Common Wood Nymph
    Crossline Skipper
    Little Glassywing
    Broad-Winged Skipper

  • UPL - upland; almost never occurs in wetlands

  • 60 days of cold stratification required