Chasmanthium latifolium


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Tolerance Guide

Drought/Dry
Boggy/Wet
Shade
Aquatic
Sandy
Salty
Annual
Zone

Uses

Specimen
Edger
Groundcover
Background
Rock Garden
Pond Edge
Mass Planting
Fence Border
Container

Exceptional

Early Plumes
Great Plumes
Summer Color
Fall Color

Miscellaneous Features

Native to N. America
Invasive
Variegated
Dried Arrangements
Toxic
Self Sowing
Sterile

Foliage Colors

Green
Red/Burgundy
Pink
Blue/Steel
White/Cream
Yellow/Gold
Black
Brown

Plume Picture

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Botanical Name: Chasmanthium latifolium

Family: Poaceae (Grass)

Common Name: Northern Sea Oats, Wildoats, Woodoats, Indian Woodoats

Latin: Chasmanthium (kas-MAN-thee-um) latifolium (lat-ih-FOL-ee-um)

Description: Grows in loose, upright clumps. The deciduous foliage is light green in sun, but will be deep green in shade. In the fall, the leaves change to a copper color. The showy plume is a drooping, flat spike of oat-like seed heads appearing in late July. Like the foliage, they mature to a copper color. The bamboo-like appearance creates a very interesting, somewhat tropical effect. This grass can be started easily from seeds.

Zone: 5a

Origin: Southern, central, and eastern North America

Leaf Blade (wxl): 3/4 x 6

Foliage (wxh): 24 x 48, Upright Divergent - Up and out stiffly ascending

Plume (hxlxw): 48 x x 1.00, Upright Arching - Plume ascends vertically then becomes fountain-like at the top

Sun: Shade to Full Sun, Partial Sun

Moisture: Moist pH: 5-7

Foliage Color - Summer: Green, Medium Fall: Gold Winter: Tan/Light Brown

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