Tripsacum dactyloides

Eastern Gama Grass

A warm season, clump-forming grass with leaf blades that are gray-green, arching and narrow. May through September, 10 inch long purple and orange flower spikes arch above the blades. It naturalizes though self-seeding and creeping rhizomes. This grass is excellent both for wildlife and for livestock forage.

Additional Information:

Height 4-8 Feet

Spread 4-6 Feet

USDA Hardiness Zone 5-8

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