 | Heritage Perennial Profile |
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| Plant Number: 8.100.250 | USDA Zone: 5 - 9 |
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 | Chasmanthium latifolium |
| Common name : Northern Sea Oats |
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| One of our native grasses, Northern Sea Oats is beautiful from midsummer right through the winter months. Plants form an upright clump of deep green leaves that arch gracefully from the stem in layers, looking a little like a dwarf bamboo. Dangling green flower spikes mature to a beautiful bronze shade in fall, eventually turning beige for the winter. Excellent for cutting, fresh or dried. Deserves to be much more widely used, tolerating a wide range of soil and light conditions, but happiest in moist soil with dappled shade. Self seeds, but seedlings are easily removed if unwanted.
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Conditions |
Appearance |
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Full Shade
Soil Type
Normal
Sandy
Clay
Soil pH
Neutral
Alkaline
Acid
Soil Moisture
Average
Moist
Care Level
Easy
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Flower Colour
Green
Blooming Time
Mid Summer
Late Summer
Early Fall
Foliage Color
Deep Green
Plant Uses & Characteristics
Accent: Good Texture/Form
Border
Containers
Cut Flower
Deer Resistant
Dried Flower
Drought Tolerant
Massed
Specimen
Wild Flower
Woodland
Flower Head Size
Medium
Height
80-100 cm
31-39 inches
Spread
45-60 cm
18-23 inches
Foot Traffic
None
Growth Rate
Medium
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What others say about this plant...
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Visitors to the shade garden always 'ooh' and 'aah' over this one! It's unlike any other plant in the shade repertoire.; Marjorie Mason, Zone 5""Self-sows readily in moist gardens, b, |
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