Smooth Cordgrass is a tall dense clumping-forming coastal native grass with wiry arching green foliage that has silvery undersides and turns creamy soft browns in fall. The flowers and seed heads are inconspicuous. Grows best in full sun and moist to wet soils. Lightly drought tolerant once established. Can grow to 8ft in freshwater.
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Origins: |
North and South Americas; GA Native |
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Height: |
3’ - 6' |
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Spread: |
3' - 6' |
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Spacing: |
4’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
6 - 9 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Yellow |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. Cut to ground late winter or early spring before new growth. It can grow in poor, dry, infertile soils.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Ponds and Streams, Wetlands, Native Gardens, Groundcover, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Arrowhead, Swamp Milkweed, Cattail
IMAGE: rheins, 红树林和互花米草 - Mangrove and Intrusive Smooth Cordgrass - 2013.11 - panoramio, CC BY 3.0
