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© Crystal Strouse
American sloughgrass
Beckmannia syzigachne
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 8.0 in. to 3.0 ft.
Spread: 8.0 in.; to 1.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Grass/Grass Like
- Program Association
- Nature in the City
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Riparian Birds, Small Mammals, Wetland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Moderate, High
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Mountains, Plains, Subalpine
- Season of Bloom
- June, July, August
- Flower Color
- Inconspicious
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- No City Data
- Other Considerations
- Limited Availability
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
4, 5 - Soil Type
- Variable
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Doesn't compete well against more aggressive grasses. Available primarily as seed.
This is an important larval food host for many of our native invertebrates.