General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Plant Height: 20-60 inches
Plant Spread: 20-60 inches
Leaves: Good fall color
Other: 1/4 inch wide flat tapered leaves
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Xeriscapic
Uses: Provides winter interest
Will Naturalize
Suitable for forage
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Flood Resistant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Other: ornamental bunch grass native to western No. America; seeds remain viable for years
Pollinators: Self
Wind
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Alkali Sacaton
  • Alkali Zacaton
  • Alkali Dropseed
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Sporobolus airoides
  • Synonym: Sporobolus airoides subsp. regis
  • Synonym: Sporobolus tharpii

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Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2014-08-15
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2014-08-15
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2014-08-16
Here, you can actually see the color
Location: My Garden, Utah
Date: 2014-08-15
Location: Delle, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-04-16
Location: Delle, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-04-16
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Gorgeous! by plantladylin Aug 16, 2014 7:33 PM 5

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