Spartina bakeri
sand cordgrass
Poaceae (Gramineae)
Plant Specifics
Form:
grass
Size:
3-4 (6) ft
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
evergreen
Noted For:
Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Large clump-forming grass with uses as tall groundcover, specimen plant, or border plant. Nice along edges of ponds and water features.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray.
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Native Habitats:
Wet prairie, edges of marshes, but mostly inland--rarely coastal.
