Grow guide
How to grow Purple Love Grass
Eragrostis spectabilis
- Type
- Ornamental grass
- Zones
- USDA zones 5–9
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 300–400 days
- Spacing
- 18″ apart
- Density
- 1 per sq ft
- Habit
- Upright
- Frost tolerance
- Hardy
- Sowing
- direct/transplant
- Start indoors
- 6 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water As needed
- Harvest As needed
- Thin As needed
Notes
Native perennial bunchgrass to 24 in; clouds of reddish-purple florets in August create a haze effect; surface-sow, do not cover seed.
More ornamental grass varieties
Grows well nearby
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