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Saccharum contortum
Bent Awn Plume Grass

Native from Delaware south to Florida, Bent Awn Plume Grass is showy with awesome plumes which can rise to 8' in September! Great fall purples, bronze, orange & reds! Full sun or light shade, it likes moist garden soils, does not mind clay and poor drainage.





Uses
Specimen, natural areas, perennial and shrub beds
Winter Interest
Excellent!!!!
Fruit
Tall Plumes
Flower
Plume to 6-8' in September
Exposure
Full Sun
to Part Sun
USDA Zones
6 - 9
Fall Color
Great fall purples, bronze, orange & reds!


Availability
Last updated
April 19, 2004
12:51:15
by: Joseph J. Kiefer
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