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sporobolus airoides

Alkali Dropseed, Alkali Sacaton
USDA Zones 7-9

✅Recommended for Texas Gardens!
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CATEGORY / FAMILY
Grass / Poaceae
NATIVE
California and southwest United States
GROWTH HABIT
Dense clumps.
FOLIAGE
Narrow leaves that are grayish green in upright arching mounds.
​Grows 2-3ft tall and wide.
FLOWERING CHARACTERISTICS
Grows 2-3ft above foliage. Delicate pink panicles emerge in summer then turns yellowish in the first frost and straw-colored in winter. 
A cloud-like aesthetic.

WATER NEEDS
Drought-tolerant.
Tolerant of lots of water as well. 
SOIL PREFERENCES
Tolerates a wide range from sand to clay as well as of saline and alkaline conditions
SUN EXPOSURE
Best in full sun, tolerates light shade.
​ Very heat-tolerant.
SEASONAL APPEARANCE
Warm-season grass - goes dormant in winter unlike Sporobolus wrightii​.
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PLANTING TIPS
​Spacing:  Plant 3-6ft on center
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DESIGN NOTES
  • Useful massed as a large-scale groundcover and for meadows.
  • Good for erosion control and revegetation
  • A wonderful accent for dry gardens or even dried floral arrangements

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LAGUNITA® as a durable garden road.

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