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prairie sandreed
Calamovilfa longifolia
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
-
Height: 5.0 ft. to 8.0 ft.
Spread: 10.0 ft. to 16.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Grass/Grass Like
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Large Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Riparian Birds, Small Mammals, Wetland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- July, August, September
- Flower Color
- Inconspicious
- Leaf Color
- Blue Shades, Gray Shades, Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Not aggressive
- Design Considerations
- Drought Tolerant, Showy Flowers, Winter Interest
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
2 - Soil Type
- Sandy
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This species takes a long time to establish from seed but, is worth it.
This is an important larval food host for many of our native invertebrates.