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prairie cordgrass
Spartina pectinata
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 1.7 ft. to 2.5 ft.
Spread: 1.7 ft. to 2.5 ft. - Growth Form
- Grass/Grass Like
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Large Mammals, Medium-Sized Mammals, Riparian Birds, Wetland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Moderate, High
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains, Riparian, Salt Meadow
- Flower Color
- Inconspicious
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades, Yellow Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Attractive Foliage, Long Blooming, Screening, Wetland Plant
- Other Considerations
- Deer Tolerant
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
3, 4, 5 - Soil Type
- Clay, Loam, Salty, Variable
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Prairie cordgrass will tolerate salty soils if it receives some occasional fresh water.
This is an important larval food host for many of our native invertebrates.