Prairie dropseed
Sporobolus heterolepis
Fine, fountaining tufts for a dry, gravelly spot — clay is the one thing it will not forgive.
Light Full sun, essential.
Water Drought-tolerant once established.
Height 60 cm
Spread 23.6 in
Spacing 60 cm
Spacing & sowing
- Plant spacing
- 23.6 in
- In-row spacing
- 23.6 in
- Between rows
- 2 ft 6 in
- Square-foot density
- Not suited to SFG
Growing
- Type
- Grass · Perennial
- Botanical family
- Mixed / other
- Sunlight
- Full sun, essential.
- Watering
- Drought-tolerant once established.
- Feeding
- Better left unfed.
- Frost tolerant
- Yes
- Flowering
- July
- Pruning
- Cut back to 10 cm in late February.
Through the year
- Apr–Jul Spring Growth
- Jul–Oct Flowering
- Oct–Dec Growing
- Dec–Dec Winter Dormancy
- Jan–Apr Winter Dormancy
Companions
Echinacea, Rudbeckia, Liatris, Amsonia
Pests & problems
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