GARDEN SITE: Full Sun to Part Shade. Average, Medium to Wet, well-drained soil.
SIZE: 2-5 feet. Spread 1-2 1/2ft.
FLOWERS: Green blooms August - September
WILDLIFE: The seeds are eaten by birds and small mammals.
LARVAL HOST TO: Pepper & Salt Skipper, Bells Road Side Skipper and Bronzed Roadside Skipper.
ZONE: 6-9
Distinguished by flat, drooping seed heads. Plant in shaded gardens, native plant garden, naturalized area, along streams. Black Walnut Tolerant.
About River Oats is a very distinctive native cool-season grass named for its oat-like seed-heads and habitat of river and stream banks, where it aids in bank stabilization. The drooping pedicels change color throughout the season from an early translucent green to a rich brown later in the summer and fall. It is fairly low-maintenance, tolerant of sun or shade, dry conditions and occasional flooding.
Photo courtesy: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz/ wikipedia commons
GARDEN SITE: Full Sun to Part Shade. Average, Medium to Wet, well-drained soil.
SIZE: 2-5 feet. Spread 1-2 1/2ft.
FLOWERS: Green blooms August - September
WILDLIFE: The seeds are eaten by birds and small mammals.
LARVAL HOST TO: Pepper & Salt Skipper, Bells Road Side Skipper and Bronzed Roadside Skipper.
ZONE: 6-9
Distinguished by flat, drooping seed heads. Plant in shaded gardens, native plant garden, naturalized area, along streams. Black Walnut Tolerant.
About River Oats is a very distinctive native cool-season grass named for its oat-like seed-heads and habitat of river and stream banks, where it aids in bank stabilization. The drooping pedicels change color throughout the season from an early translucent green to a rich brown later in the summer and fall. It is fairly low-maintenance, tolerant of sun or shade, dry conditions and occasional flooding.
Photo courtesy: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz/ wikipedia commons
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