Eragrostis spectabilis
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B
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Purple Lovegrass
Poaceae (Gramineae)
Plant Specifics
Size: | 2-4 ft tall by 2-3 ft wide | |
Life Span: | Short-lived perennial | |
Fruit Color: | Purple | |
Phenology: | Winter dormant. Forms dense clumps. Blooms in fall. | |
Habitats: | Flatwoods, sandhills, lake shores, disturbed sites. |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Makes a good border plant that becomes a pink haze in the fall. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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Moisture Tolerance: | Somewhat moist, no flooding ----- to ----- Short very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil/Substrate: | Sand |
Wildlife
Birds and other wildlife consume seed.
Larval host for zabulon skipper (Poanes zabulon).