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Sporobolus wrightii (Wright's dropseed)

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Botanical Name: Sporobolus wrightii spoor-OB-oh-lus RITE-ee-eye

Common Name: Wright's dropseed Genus: Sporobolus

Largely untried in the northern states, Wright's dropseed is a great new grass that is becoming a substitute in southern gardens for unwieldy pampas grass (Cortaderia selloana). Heat and drought tolerant, its gray-green foliage sports airy clouds of flowers atop tall stems in summer. This grass is good as a single specimen or in a group as a showy backdrop.
Noteworthy characteristics: This tall grass has a very tough constitution.
Care: Provide full sun to light shade. It tolerates a wide variety of soils.
Propagation: Divide clumps, or sow seed in situ, in spring or fall.

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Height	6 ft. to 10 ft.
Spread	3 ft. to 6 ft.
Growth Habit	Clumps
Light	Full Sun to Part Shade
Moisture	Adaptable
Maintenance	Low
Characteristics	Showy Flowers; Showy Foliage
Bloom Time	Early Summer; Late Summer; Summer
Uses	Beds and Borders, Naturalizing, Screening, Specimen Plant/ Focal Point
Style	Meadow Garden
Seasonal Interest	Summer Interest, Fall Interest
Type	Grasses

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posted by plutodrive
9/19/2011
Region: Mountain West
Zone: 5

This grass grows well in sun-part shade even in a hard clay soil. It only gets a deep watering about once a month and still looks very elegant.

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