Chasmanthium latifolium (Northern Sea Oats)

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• Native warm season grass
• Tolerates poor soils in shade
• Grows taller when planted in sun
• Self seeds and may spread aggressively
• Seed heads provide interest year round
• Naturalize, use as an accent, for bioswales or stabilization of a stream bank​
• 4' H x 2' W
• Bloom time: Summer-Fall

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