Light Requirements: full sun

Soil Moisture: dry to medium

Bloom Color: pink and brown tinted

Bloom Time: August-October

Height: 2-3 ft.

Root Structure: deep, fibrous

Deer Resistant? Yes

Black walnut resistant? yes

Grown from local seed? No

Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolis heterolepis)

From $6.00

I'm a threatened species in New York state.

I make a beautiful addtion to your landscape.

I'm slow growing and clump forming.

Birds like my seeds.

When I bloom I smell like buttered popcorn.

I make a lovely border or ground cover.

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