Name: Eragrostis spectabilis #1
Brand: The Siebenthaler Company
SKU: Eragrostis spectabilis #1
Price: 13.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Purple Love Grass

Purple love grass, airy seedheads, vibrant clouds of late-season color

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Purple Love Grass is a drought tolerant, native, warm season grass good for naturalizing. It prospers in full sun and poor dry soil. Attracts butterflies and pollinators. Autumn foliage acquires a reddish hue. 2'

Botanical Name- Eragrostis spectabilis

Pronunciation- air-uh-GRAH-stiss spek-TAB-ih-liss

Foliage- Deciduous

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Mature Height-

Sun Exposure- Full Sun

Soil Preferences- Well-drained, infertile, dry, gravelly

Current Size- #1

Bloom Color-

Bloom Time- Late summer

Companion Plants- Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb' (bright flowers, airy grass)

Fauna Attracted- Seed-eating birds, habitat for beneficial insects

Plant Habit- Grass

Care Rating- Easy

Default Beavercreek Nursery Bin - PP45

Yearly Care Instructions- Cut back spent foliage in late winter; water sparingly and fertilize lightly.

Trimming Instructions- Cut back to the ground in late winter.

Fertilization Instructions- Feed with a light dose of balanced fertilizer (e.g., 14-14-14) in spring; low feeding need. Avoid heavy fertilization in clay to keep foliage upright.

Fertilizer Recommendation- Plant-tone

Possible Issues- Rust, smut

We offer in store pickup or local delivery within 20 miles of either store- Delivery and Planting Guide

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