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Eragrostis spectabilis, Purple Lovegrass - 5 plants
Eragrostis spectabilis, Purple Lovegrass - 5 plants
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Eragrostis spectabilis, Purple Lovegrass - 5 plants

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Eragrostis spectabilis, Purple Lovegrass

Sold in a strip of 5 deep plugs for $37.50 

These deep plugs allow for a large plant - up to 16” tall depending on the species and time of year - with a well-established mature, deep root system.

This size plug is 2” x 2” across, and 5” deep.

Plant description

Purple lovegrass is a sun-loving perennial grass that reaches 1 – 2 feet in an informal, loose clump. In summer, the blooms are reddish-purple spikelets that rise above the foliage and eventually fade to bronze by October. A genuinely nice plant for hot, dry areas, it will tolerate more infertile, poor soils. The plant will gently spread by self-seeding and stem rooting along the ground at the nodes. It is attractive to birds for the seeds and is native to Central and Eastern PA.

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