Sporobolous heterolepis - Prairie Dropseed

Sporobolous heterolepis - Prairie DropseedSporobolus heterolepis, called prairie dropseed, is a clump forming, warm season, native perennial grass which typically occurs in prairies, glades, open ground and along railroads. Fine textured, hair like, medium green leaves 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

deep reddish-purple summer foliage

Weight: 20 lbs

Loves heat and humidity but great in the northwest

daisy-like flowers with a mahogany eye atop dark purple-red stems

Type: Deciduous shrub

Height: 20

Bloom Description: Dark sky blue

Bloom Description: Green and yellow bracts

dark blue-green leaves may have or at least suggest 3-5 lobes

ritro with leaves that are more deeply divided and hairy

It is native to Japan

profuse bloom and resistance to anthracnose and powdery mildew