Eragrostis spectabilis (Purple Lovegrass)

Purple Lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis)

Height, Spread: Up to 1.2 ft, 1-3 ft

Water/Soil: Moist-occasionally dry, clay, loam, sand

Light: Full sun

Bloom: Late summer-fall, panicles that form reddish-purple clouds

Native Range: Eastern & Central North America

Qualities: Wildlife resource

Notes: Perennial ornamental grass generally found in fields, roadsides and open woodlands. It is a well behaved grass and spreads slowly by rhizomes. Best planted in open areas with semi-dry soil and full sun like a meadow or a border.