Purple Lovegrass is a native warm-season grass that grows in tight tufts with long blue-green leaves that develops a bronzy-red in fall. Rosy-purple spikelets create airy clouds above the leaves in late summer and turn light beige in fall. Prefers full sun and dry soils. Good drought tolerance.
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Type:
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Orn. Grass
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Origins:
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C. and E. North America; GA Native
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Height:
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1' - 2'
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Spread:
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1’ - 2’
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Spacing:
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1.5’
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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5 - 9
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Culture:
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Full Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Purple
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Season of Interest:
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Summer, Fall
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. No serious disease or pest issues.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Native Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Liatris, Golden Rod, Prairie Dropseed
IMAGE: Photoset by Katja Schulz, Purple Lovegrass ( 1)+( 2), (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Eragrostis spectabilis 7zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Photo by David J. Stang, Eragrostis spectabilis 2zz, CC BY-SA 4.0,
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
