American Beach Grass

Ammophila breviligulata

American Beach Grass is a upright cool-season native grass with erect green foliage foliage that browns in winter and showy but narrow soft tan flower panicles that bloom from late spring through summer.  Prefers full sun and dry to medium well-drained soils.  American Beach Grass is heat, drought, and salt tolerant.  

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low maintenance plant.  Do not let the soils get too moist.  Away from sandy soils it is susceptible to nematode damage, which can make establishment difficult.

LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Wildlife Gardens, Rock Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Blanket Flower, Tickseed, Sedum

IMAGES: Fungus Guy, Ammophila breviligulata, Pancake Bay 2, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2 anonymous, Cannon Beach north, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Photo by Dendroica cerulea, American Beachgrass, (3) Royalbroil, AmericanMarramGrassKohlerAndraeStateParkLakeMichigan, CC BY-SA 3.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.