A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Purple lovegrass
Eragrostis spectabilis
Airy native seedheads add fall color and attract songbirds and small mammals.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
A small warm-season grass for sunny, well-drained soil; foliage goes dormant in winter.
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil moisture
- Dry soil / Average moisture
- Mature size
- 8–14 in tall · 10–16 in wide
- Season of interest
- Summer–Fall
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 5–9
- Garden role
- A low grass with pink seedheads
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of maiden grass.
Miscanthus sinensis
Try purple lovegrass for a low grass with pink seedheads.
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Photo credits & licenses
Purple lovegrass: Katja Schulz · CC BY 2.0
Maiden grass: Jim Janke · CC BY 4.0
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