General description: warm-season perennial bunch grass Height: 1-3 feet Bloom color: green, lavender, pink Bloom time: August - October
Native habitat: sandy or disturbed sites; plains; open woods Sunlight: full sun Soil moisture level: low Adapted to the following soil types: coarse and medium textured soils; dry, sandy, and gravelly soils Anaerobic tolerance: none CaCO3 tolerance: low Drought tolerance: high Soil pH range of tolerance: 4.0 - 7.5
Where/how to plant: well-drained open fields; performs best on moist, sandy soil in full sun -We recommend that you plant this species in its native habitat, or conditions that mimic its native habitat
Notes: turns purplish-pink at end of summer; deer resistant
References “Eragrostis Spectabilis.” Plant Database - Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center , The University of Texas at Austin, www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ERSP. “Plants Profile for Eragrostis Spectabilis (Purple Lovegrass).” PLANTS Database, USDA NRCS, plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ERSP.