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Eragrostis spectabilis
Purple Love Grass Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Native on sandy, disturbed, or infertile soils in the east from Maine to Minnesota down to Florida and Mexico, Purple Love Grass forms 2 foot tall, spreading clumps of coarse blades which transform in late summer into a fine textured haze of purplish flowers. Short-lived but naturalizing by seed, use Purple Love Grass liberally on bad soil in full sun where it might establish a low maintenance colony. Black-eyed Susan, Sumac, and Aromatic Asters might be good companions. Cat# 1366

Eragrostis spectabilis, Purple Love Grass
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X Native Plant Good Fragrance Butterfly Plant
Hummingbird Plant Good Fall Color Berries & Fruits
X Deer resistant
Ease of Culture
X Easy Not Too Hard Difficult or Tricky
Evergreen
Yes Semi X No
Plant Type
Wildflower Shrub X Grass or grass-like
Perennial Tree Ground cover
Fern Vine
Light Exposure
X Full sun X Mostly sunny Half and half
Full shade Mostly shady
Soil Condition
Sandy Organic
X Clay X Average
Moisture Tolerance
X Dry Wet
Moist X Moderate
Height
12" or less
24" to 36"
X 12" to 24" 36" or taller
Color
White/whitish Pink Blue
Yellows Rose Green
Orange, coral Violet Brown
Peach, salmon Lavender Mauve
Red, scarlet X Purple Tan
Bloom Time
Early spring Early summer Early fall
Mid spring Mid summer Mid fall
Late spring X Late summer Late fall


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