A drought-tolerant ornamental grass prized for its showy pink to rose-colored flower plumes that appear in fall and persist through winter. It forms an attractive clumping mound of fine-textured foliage that turns copper-bronze in cold weather.
Overview
Form
upright, clumping
Growth Rate
moderate
Size
2–3′ tall × 2–3′ wide
Dormancy
deciduous
Tolerances & Soil
low
Flood Tolerance
moderate
Zone 7bZone 9b
1471013
ColderWarmer
Zone range: Zone 7b to Zone 9b
pH Range
5.57.5
7.0
3.556.589
pH range: 5.5 to 7.5
Soil Texture
Coarse, Medium, Fine
Seasonality
Bloom Season
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Season of Interest
FallWinter
Herb
Soft non-woody plants of the field layer.
Succession Role
pioneerearly successional
Native to the United States
Native Range
south-central and southeastern United States
Native to: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia
