Meadow Dropseed | Slide Mouse

In summer it puts on an even better show when delicate seedheads extend 2 feet above the tuft.

Meadow dropseed. Don t let its fresh green appearance fool you prairie dropseed likes it dry and can stand the heat making it a great choice for a lush xeric garden. This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below this plant may be known by one or more common names in different places and some are. If you picture the diameter of old fashioned baling wire then you will know the size of these skinny leaves. It flowers from august to september.

Meadow dropseed is a native warm season perennial bunchgrass that grows in large tufts with an erect or spreading growth habit. 29 gray oak pinyon pine alligator juniper woods parks commonly associated plants. Also called rough dropseed and meadow dropseed it is common on the great plains and found in most states in the united states. Compositus plant symbol spcoc2 contributed by.

A burst of flowering panicles on slender stems float above the tufted grass in late summer in tints of pink and brown. Fair grazing for livestock. Excellent for massing in hot dry areas and effective in meadow gardens mixed borders naturalized areas rock gardens even by swimming pools. Meadow dropseed is a perennial warm season native 25 to 50 inches tall.

Sporobolus compositus the composite dropseed or tall dropseed is a native north american prairie grass growing from two to four feet tall. Emory oak silverleaf oak gambel s oak mountain mahogany evergreen sumac mountain snow berry texas madrone southwestern chokecherry bullgrass pringle needlegrass finestem needlegrass pine dropseed sideoats grama blue grama pine muhly pinyon ricegrass largeleaf oxalis heartleaf groundcherry. The bloom has a unique fragrance with hints of coriander. Large round tufts formed by leaves that curve outward make this a great accent plant.

Don t let the graceful appearance and fine texture of these clumping grasses fool youthey re as tough as they come. Leaf blades are flat and narrow mostly 1 to 2 mm wide and up to 24 inches long ending with a tapering tip. Dropseed sporobolus compositus poir merr. Meadow dropseed is a native perennial bunch grass that matures into large dense plants that can reach one to two feet in diameter.

Description a preferred native grass for prairie gardens prairie dropseed s magnificent fountain of fine textured leaves adds a touch of elegance to any planting. Poor grazing for wildlife. These long slender leaves fold inward as they grow giving the plants a flowing appearance when mature.