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Purple Love Grass

The perfect ornamental grass for your meadow or garden

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Fluffy clouds of bright rose-red inflorescences glow softly in the warm sunset. Light green foliage turns a rich bronze in the fall with a bluish tint, adding unique beauty to your landscape late summer through winter.

Product Information:

Light: Full sun to partial shade

Height: 18-24"

Bloom Time: Late summer

Size: Potted

Zones: 5 to 9

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Purple Love Grass Product Details

Botanical Name:	Eragrostis spectabilis
Form:	Herbaceous perennial
Sun Exposure:	Partial Shade/Full Sun
Height/Habit:	18 - 24"
Spread:	12 - 18"
Spacing:	12 - 18"
Hardiness Zone:	Zones 5 - 9
Foliage Type:	Narrow linear leaves that are flat or rolled. Light green with bronze fall color mixed with a slight bluish tint.
Flower Form:	Sparsely to many branched panicles of small flat inflorescences.
Flower Color:	Bright rose-red
Flowering Date:	Late summer onward for winter interest.
Planting Requirements:	Sunny locates are best but tolerates light shade.
Soil Requirements:	Tolerates poor dry soils but does best in sandy moist soils.
Growth Rate:	Moderate
Unique Characteristics:	Bright rose-red spikelets look as if they are glowing when backlit by a warm setting sun. Light green foliage turns a rich bronze color in fall with a slight bluish tint. Makes quite a show when planted en masse in an open meadow or a naturalized garden setting. Densely clumping and will slowly spread by rhizomes.
Pruning:	In late winter or early spring trim back before new growth starts.
Additional Information:	Extremely drought tolerant grass.

Purple Love Grass Customer Reviews

Mr Review by Douglas P. Halloran - Lantana, FL
Posted on 2012-05-28 15:00:54

Took off like a weed, with no "pampering" at all. The ONLY reason I didn't give it a 5 is because it isn't red yet, but will be on maturity. Easy plant.