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Photo credit: Jennifer Anderson @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database

Photo credit: Jennifer Anderson @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database USDA, NRCS. 2012. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 15 October 2012). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.

Spartina pectinata

Prairie cord grass

This warm season grass is great for soil stabilization. A facultative wetland species, it needs moist soils. Will tolerate periods of standing water, but not prolonged flooding. Woody rhizomes and tough roots; can spread aggressively. 


Height:

4-7 ft

Spread:

4-7 ft

USDA Hardiness Zone:

4-9

Bloom Color:

Green, Tan

Spartina pectinata Characteristics

Exposure

  • Full Sun

Soil Moisture Preference

  • Moist

Attributes

  • Naturalizing
  • Drought Tolerant

Flowering Months

  • July

Interesting Notes:

For more information on this plant, visit the USDA PLANTS Database: http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=SPPE