Saltmeadow Cordgrass is a dense clumping-forming coastal native grass with rolling wiry bright green foliage turns creamy soft browns in fall. The flowers and seed heads directly on the stems and are inconspicuous. Grows best in full sun and moist to wet soils. Lightly drought tolerant once established. Can grow to much taller in freshwater.
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Origins: |
Southeast N. America; GA Native |
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Height: |
1’ - 4' |
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Spread: |
1' - 2' |
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Spacing: |
1.5’ |
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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: Photo by Anna Armitage, Spartina patens stand2
