Eragrostis spectabilis (Purple Love Grass) Size:50 Plug Flat Flower Time March

Flower Time March

and folklore has it that the early settlers drank from these plants to survive

The large open spaces and shorter stature prairie is needed for the imperiled grassland birds and lets the flowers express their beauty more freely

mammals will consume the roots

Each Farm Service office tends to have slightly different mixes and goals

Eragrostis spectabilis (Purple Love Grass) Size:50 Plug Flat Flower Time MarchA short clumping warm season grass, Purple Love Grass can be a charming border plant. It prefers prairie and savanna situations with dry, sandy or gravel soils. Airy purple seed heads appear in late August, giving it a cloudlike appearance. As seeds mature, the flower stems loosen and detach, like tumbleweed. Eragrostis comes from the Greek eros (love) and agrostis (grass). Sun Exposure Prairie Savanna Soil Conditions Mesic Dry Height 2' Flower Color