Prairie Dropseed in Penn.

    Prairie Dropseed, (Sporobolus heterolepis) at the Scott Arboretum near Philadelphia. It's about a foot tall and goes dormant in the winter. I'm going to write to the horticulturist there for more info about this plant.

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    2. rkr4cds (8 months ago | reply)

      Prairie Dropseed is a FABULOUS 'specimen' plant in my Zone 5b garden (suburban Chicago—16 miles straight West of downtown)
      Each plant takes up about 2' round and the graceful arching seed head/fronds wave above the plants in even the gentlest breezes from mid-summer right through the first frosts.
      It also shades out most weed seedlings (except late-summer plantain- grrrr - but those pull out prettily easily)
      This must be an early image before the fronds began to rise.
      I would LV to see a whole lawn of these - EXCELLENT choice!!!

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      Coolobjectivist added this photo to their favorites. (5 months ago)

    4. Colin Purrington (3 months ago | reply)

      They burn it every year, too, which looks like great fun. The entire plot is actually an infiltration bed to get rid of runoff, which is also pretty cool.

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