615 - Purple Lovegrass

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Low mound of light green leaves; sprays of tiny reddish-mauve flowers late summer like a haze of smoke. Self-seeds. Drought tolerant. Light red flower at 18"


Latin Name Eragrostis spectabilis
Color Green leaves, reddish flowers
Height (in inches) 18 - 24
Spread (in inches) 12 - 18
Bloom Season August – September
Moisture Dry
Light Full Sun
Companion Plants Aster, Prairie Blazing Star (Liatris pycnostachya), Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida), Little Bluestem (Schizachrium scoparium), Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolis heterolepis)