Scientific name: Chasmanthium latifolium
Synonym: Uniola latifolia
Family: POACEAE
Common names: “Northern sea oats” “North America wild oats” “spangle grass”
Plant Type: Deciduous perennial grass
Conditions:
Zone: 3-8
Light: Full sun – part shade best, foliage turns a darker green with more shade
Exposure: Sheltered
Soil: Fertile soil best but can handle poorer conditions
Moisture: Medium – moist well drained
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: H 2-5′ W 1-2.5′ , clump forming
Leaf and Stem shape: Narrowly lance-shaped leaves and arching stems
Flower: Pendent, flattened spikelets, in late summer
Maintenance: Low, cut down brown leaves in early spring before new growth emerges
Landscape use: Mass plantings, cut flowers, cottage, prairie
Propagate: By division and seed, sets seed heads but not viable in the PNW
Pests & Disease: None in Victoria
*Deer and Rabbit resistant
Comments: Even when dead and brown they are still pretty
Cultivars: C. l. ‘River Mist’ – slightly less hardy to zone 5, strongly variegated
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