Sporobolus heterolepis
Prairie Dropseed
- Average or Slightly Wet to Very Dry Soils
- Full Sun to Very Light Shade
- 24” tall, 18” to 36” spacing
- Summer Blooms, Fall Seed Heads
- Ontario Native, Thrives in Meadow and Dry Meadow Ecosystems
Still new to my gardens, grown from seeds sourced from Prairie Moon Nursery.
https://www.prairiemoon.com/sporobolus-heterolepis-prairie-dropseed-prairie-moon-nursery.html
A luxuriant, clumping grass that grows to roughly 2' in height and spread and thrives in hot, dry settings.
A lovely matrix species for a dry meadow ecosystem but they can take a few years to mature from seed so you may also want to include some Side-Oats Grama and / or June Grass in the mix.
Please check out the Prairie Moon listing at the link above for more details.
Photos by Daderot, Krzysztof Ziarnek and Daderot Via Wikimedia Commons
