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Sporobolus heterolepis |
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| | Already bright green in April |
| Common name |
prairie dropseed |
| Family |
poaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z3-9) |
| Size |
24-36" |
| Light |
sun |
| Seed ripens | early October |
Clumping grass native to the U.S. prairies. Although characterized as a warm-season grass, it greens up early in spring. We've had it in the garden for a few years, but I'm still trying to find the best placement and treatment - our plants have stayed rather small the first few years, but are finally starting to claim some more space to do their fountain impression.
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. About my plant portraits
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- Seeded pot outdoors late January. Good crop of seedlings by mid-spring
- Seed from '05 trade. Baggy 65F (3w; 42%G, 17d) - 35F (6w; 8%G, 2w) - 70F (no further G)
- Seed from '07 garden. Baggy 65F (48+%G, 13-19d)
- Seed from '08 garden. Baggy 70F (no G, 22d)
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