sporobolus airoides

Alkali Dropseed, Alkali Sacaton
USDA Zones 7-9

✅Recommended for Texas Gardens!

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​.

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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