From late spring until fall, Boer love grass puts on a glorious display as inflorescences that emerge silver and dry to gold dance up to 2 feet above the fine-textured clump of foliage. The show is shorter in humid climates.
Fine Gardening Recommended Products
Scotts Cordless Grass-Shear/Shrub-Trimmer Combo
Black and Decker 22-inch Cordless Hedge Trimmer
Noteworthy CharacteristicsDrought tolerant.
CareGrow in full sun and most any soil. Cut back before new growth begins.
PropagationBy seed or division.
- Genus : Eragrostis
- Plant Height : 1 to 3 feet
- Plant Width : 1 to 3 feet
- Zones : 10, 7, 8, 9
- Moisture : Adaptable
- Bloom Time : Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Late Spring, Late Summer, Spring, Summer
- Light : Full Sun
- Plant Type : Grasses
- Maintenance : Low
- Foliage Color : Purple/Burgundy
- Characteristics : Showy Foliage
- Plant Seasonal Interest : Spring Interest