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sand lovegrass
Eragrostis trichodes
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
-
Height: 1.0 ft. to 5.0 ft.
Spread: 1.0 ft. to 2.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Grass/Grass Like
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Pollinators/ Invertebrates
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- August, September, October
- Flower Color
- Inconspicious
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Drought Tolerant, Winter Interest
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
-
Fort Collins Model
2 - Soil Type
- Sandy
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This is an important larval food host for many of our native invertebrates.
Stunning grass in the landscape.