Showy and low-growing, Purple Lovegrass is an excellent native grass for dry sandy or gravelly soils where few other plants can survive. Eragrostis spectabilis makes a stunning statement in the late season landscape, turning a brilliant purplish-pink at summer's end …
Showy and low-growing, Purple Lovegrass is an excellent native grass for dry sandy or gravelly soils where few other plants can survive. Eragrostis spectabilis makes a stunning statement in the late season landscape, turning a brilliant purplish-pink at summer's end. If you have sandy soil that is too dry to support a lawn, plant a field of Purple Love Grass for a late summer show.
Native plants can be grown outside of their native range in the appropriate growing conditions. This map shows the native range, as well as the introduced range, of this species.
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This plant will grow up to 2 feet wide (spread) at maturity. Lovegrass is a relatively short-lived perennial that will reseed to keep itself going. If seeding is not desired, you can cut it back after flowering. In the garden, cutting the dead foliage to the ground in early spring will make way for new growth.
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