Chasmanthium latifolium

Photo Credit: Stonehouse Nursery

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Grown for its showy, oat-like, drooping seed panicles, this native grass is excellent in mass plantings where reseeding will be welcome. It forms a sturdy, upright clump of bamboo-like, green foliage which turns copper along with the seeds in fall. Best with some moisture, but tolerates drier soils once established.

Plant Details

Zone: 4 - 8
Height: 3-4'
Spread: 3-4'
Exposure: Full Shade, Full Sun, Part Shade
Soil Moisture: High Water Needs, Low Water Needs, Moderate Water Needs
Drought tolerant: No

Bloom time: Late Summer
Foliage Color: Green Shades
Flower Color: Brown Shades, Green Shades
Fragrant: No
Good Cut Flower: Yes
Native: Native Species

Deer resistant: Yes
Rabbit resistant: No
Bee-friendly: No
Attracts butterflies: No
Attracts hummingbirds: No
Groundcover: Yes
Roy Diblik Favorite: No

Plant Details

Zone: 4 - 8
Height: 3-4'
Spread: 3-4'
Exposure: Full Shade, Full Sun, Part Shade
Soil Moisture: High Water Needs, Low Water Needs, Moderate Water Needs
Drought tolerant: No
Bloom time: Late Summer
Foliage Color: Green Shades
Flower Color: Brown Shades, Green Shades

Fragrant: No
Good Cut Flower: Yes
Native: Native Species
Bee-friendly: No
Deer resistant: Yes
Rabbit resistant: No
Attracts butterflies: No
Attracts hummingbirds: No
Groundcover: Yes
Roy Diblik Favorite: No

Grower Information

Ornamental grasses and grasslike plants vary widely by type. Cool season grasses are generally best planted in the fall prior or in late winter/early spring in the greenhouse. Warm season grasses can be planted in spring and summer for same-season sales. Sedges grow best when planted in spring and summer rather than the fall prior.

Ornamental grasses and grasslike plants grow well in a wide range of growing media types, provided there is adequate moisture-holding capacity and good drainage. While getting established in their finished containers, most prefer to be kept moist, but not saturated.

PowerPlug Size(s): 32s
Optimal Planting Time: Spring
Retail Sales Window: Fall, Summer
Moisture in Production: Average, Low
Requires Shade in Production: No
Vernalization Required for Bloom: Yes
Vernalization Beneficial: No