chasmanthium latifolium (northern sea oats)
$18.95
- AKA uniola latifolia
- loose upright clump of light green pendulous blades turn yellow in the fall
- seed stems produce delicate pendulous seeds in late summer, persisting into the winter
- dangling green flower spikes mature to a pinkish-bronze and can be used as cut or dried flowers
- bloom time: august to september
- warm season grasses are much slower starting in the spring
- they do not push new growth until temperatures warm in early to midsummer
- they flower later in the summer or fall with most blooms remaining into the winter
- most warm season grasses tolerate heat, humidity and drought; some even thrive in these conditions
- zone 4
- height 75-90cm
- spread 30-60cm
- colour brown
- best grown in dappled shade, in moist conditions
- fruiting is better in full sun, leaves are darker in some shade
- sometimes our season is long enough to allow them to self-seed, thickening the clump
- seedlings are easily removed
- prune foliage in late winter
- full sun, partial sun/shade
- attracts butterflies
- deer resistant
- long blooming
- low maintenance
- (image courtesy of NVK nurseries, NVK holdings inc.)