PlantsFlowers
Prairie Dropseed
Sporobolus heterolepis
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
Fine-textured dry garden matrix grass
EasyFlowersAlso Grasses & Sedges
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry–medium
- Mature size
- 3–5 ft
- Spacing
- 2–3 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Seedheads Aug–Oct
- How it spreads
- Dense clump
- What to buy
- Plug for small gardens; seed for larger matrices and restorations.
- When to plant
- Plugs: Apr–May or late Aug–Sep. Seed: dormant sow after the first hard frost or use the species-specific protocol.
In the design
Leave standing through winter; cut back in early spring.
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Reference details
- Conservatism value
- 10
- Wetland indicator
- FACU