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Purpletop (Tridens flavus)
Light Reqirements: full sun/part shade
Soil Moisture: medium/dry
Height: 4 ft
Bloom Color: reddish-purple
Bloom Time: August- October
Deer Resistant? yes
Black Walnut tolerant? not sure
USDA Zones: 4-10

Purpletop (Tridens flavus)

PriceFrom $5.00

  • I'm native to New York state and to Tompkins County, NY.

     

    I’m a warm season grass.

     

    I have attractive reddish-purple seed heads that appear in late summer.

     

    I have another common name, grease grass, because my seed heads are oily. 

     

    My seeds attract birds and mammals.

     

    I'm a host plant for many butterflies and moths, including the broad winged skipper (Poanes viator).

     

    I am salt tolerant, so I can be planted along roads.

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