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sand dropseed
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 1.0 ft. to 3.0 ft.
Spread: 4.0 in.; (or less) to 6.0 in. - Growth Form
- Grass/Grass Like
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Large Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- June, July, August, September
- Flower Color
- Yellow Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Readily Seeds
- Design Considerations
- Drought Tolerant
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
2, 3, 4 - Soil Type
- Loam, Rocky, Salty, Sandy, Shallow
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Plants in the genus Sporobolus are important larval food hosts for many of our native invertebrates. Very common in City of Fort Collins Natural Areas.