Exemplar Horticulture
This warm season perennial grass forms an upright clump of broad, bamboo-like, apple-green leaves; nodding clusters of oat-like seedheads hang down on arching stems and change from green to red-bronze to golden-tan as the seasons progress; great cut flower; deer resistant.
Great cut flower
Striking in borders, containers, mass plantings, shade and water-wise gardens and woodland settings
Chasmanthium latifolium
(Northern Sea Oats)
Growing | Requirements |
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Zone |
5 (-20°F/-28.8°C) |
Exposure |
Full sun to part shade |
Form | |
Foliage Height |
36" (91 cm) |
Width | 12" (30 cm) |
Flower Height |
48" (122 cm) |
Flower Colour | Striking, green, oat-like flower spikes hang on arching stems; turn red-bronze in fall, then golden-tan |
Bloom Time |
August - September |
Watering Needs | Moderate-Low. Drought tolerant |
Soil Preferences |
Fertile, moist |