Sporobolus heterolepis - Prairie Dropseed Columnar

Sporobolus heterolepis - Prairie Dropseed ColumnarPrairie dropseed stands as one of the most refined and elegant ornamental grasses native to North America, offering four season interest and exceptional adaptability to cultivated landscapes. This warm season perennial clump forming grass is indigenous to the tallgrass and mixed grass prairies of central North America, ranging from Texas north to southern Saskatchewan, with scattered populations extending eastward through the Midwest and Northeast to

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and it also thrives in container plantings where its evergreen foliage and early blooms can be showcased on shaded patios and entryways

The flowers rise up to 18–24” tall and bring a moment of magic to shady garden corners just as the season warms

Blooms are eye-popping on a blanket of darker green foliage

service berry

or dusty miller provide cooling foliage contrast that makes the orange blooms appear even more luminous

This fast-growing hybrid typically reaches 15 to 30 feet in height with a spread of 15 to 20 feet

Genie is a breakthrough in the Magnolia x liliiflora line of trees and and improvement over the traditional magnolia's Jane or Ann

Petite multi-colored purple flowers emerge in early spring spreading out over the foliage in an attractive floral displaying

In late summer through fall

The flowers also attract many specialized native bees

Allium always makes our list of top plants due its hardiness and natural resistance to pests and wildlife