Go Back Priarie Dropseed

Posted: May 7, 2019 at 4:47 PM
Sporobolus heterolepis
    Deer Resistant IconRock Garden Icon

    Plant Type: Grasses

    Prairie dropseed is a clump-forming, warm season, Missouri native perennial grass which occurs in prairies, glades, open ground and along railroads throughout much of the State. Fine-textured, hair-like, medium green leaves (to 20" long and 1/16" wide) typically form an arching foliage mound to 15" tall and 18" wide. Foliage turns golden with orange hues in fall, fading to light bronze in winter. Open, branching flower panicles appear on slender stems which rise well above the foliage clump in late summer to 30-36" tall. Flowers have pink and brown tints, but are perhaps most noted for their unique fragrance (hints of coriander). Tiny rounded mature seeds drop to the ground from their hulls in autumn giving rise to the descriptive common name..

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    Flower Color

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    Foliage Color

    green to bronze

    Plant Spread

    2-3'

    Good Companions

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    Plant Height

    2-3'

    Scape Height

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    Hardness Zone

    3-9

    Soil Moisture

    average and consistent water needs

    Characteristics & Attributes

    Attributes

    disease resistant

    Bloom Time

    August to October

    Critter Resistance

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    Exposure

    full sun

    Growth Rate

    medium

    Seasonal Interests

    summer/fall/winter