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Landscaping and ornamental purposes
Tripsacum dactyloides (Eastern Gamma Grass) Perennial Grass SEEDS!
Tripsacum dactyloides, commonly called eastern gamagrass, is a warm-season, sod-forming bunch grass native to the eastern United States
Eastern gamagrass could easily be classified as a grass for all seasons. Besides withstanding soggy soils, this deep-rooted grass is also drought tolerant This native warm season grass grows in clumps that can be 1-4 ft. in diameter. It is a moderately winter hardy grass found mostly in the Eastern half of the U.S. and as far west as CO.
Favoring moist, heavy soils it is a very productive hay grass with vigorous re-growth, high palatability, and good nutrition. Landscaping and ornamental purposes are also served with this grass.
In early summer, slender stems are topped with flowers that produce a crop of jointed seeds. Autumn frosts turn the leaves attractive shades of red-bronze.
Use Ornamental: Accent, Grows in clumps, Border, Ground cover
Height 3 ft. to 6 ft.
Spread 3 ft. to 6 ft.
Growth Habit Clumps
Growth Pace Moderate Grower
Light Full Sun Only;Full Sun to Part Shade
Moisture Medium Moisture
Maintenance Moderate
Characteristics Showy Fall Foliage; Showy Seed Heads
Bloom Time Early Summer; Summer
Uses Beds and Borders, Screening, Meadow Garden
Style Container
Seasonal Interest Summer Interest, Fall Interest
Type Grasses,Natives
Materials: Ornamental Grass,grass seeds,Showy Flowers,Showy Foliage,Showy Seed Heads,Flower Seeds,Ornamental,Eastern Gamma Grass,Gamma Grass,seeds,Fast growing
