Purple Love Grass is a warm season grass that grows actively during the summer when soil temperatures are warm. Plants form a loose open mound of blue green foliage. Seed heads appear in mid summer in shades of light to bright purple giving an overall purple haze to the landscape. Native to Ohio, and the eastern U.S.
Product Description
ERAGROSTIS spectabilis – Purple Love Grass
Purple Love Grass is a warm season grass that grows actively during the summer when soil temperatures are warm. Plants form a loose open mound of blue green foliage. Seed heads appear in mid summer in shades of light to bright purple giving an overall purple haze to the landscape. Adapts well in the driest and poorest of soils as well as sandy sites. Tolerant of winter road salt. Native to Ohio, and the eastern U.S.
Sun: Full Sun
Soil: Sandy, Average
Size: Height 18-24in.
Zone: 5-9
Flower: Soft Airy Reddish Purple
Bloom Time: July-August
Attributes: Salt Tolerant, Dry Soil Tolerant, Ohio Native, Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant