Eragrostis spectabilis
Purple Love grass
- Warm season grass
- Fluffy clouds of purple red panicles appear in August- October
- Irresistible texture for the late summer garden
- Dry to moist sandy soils
- Best in masses where it creates a lovely purple haze in seed
- Natural habitat: woodland, fields
- Host to Zabulon Skipper
- Seed consumed by birds and other wildlife
- Category: Grasses, Natives, MD Native Plants
- Hardiness Zone: 5-8
- Height: 18-24 in
- Bloom Color: Green
- Foliage Color: Blue-green