Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
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Nomenclature
Common Name:
sand cordgrass
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Spartina bakeri
Family:
Poaceae (Gramineae)
Plant Specifics
Form:
grass
Size:
3-4 (6) ft
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
NA
Fruit Color:
NA
Phenology:
evergreen
Noted For:
Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Large clump-forming grass with uses as tall groundcover, specimen plant, or border plant. Nice along edges of ponds and water features.
Considerations:
Availability:
Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Seed
Propagation:
Seed or division of clumps.
Light:
Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray.
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Loam
Soil pH:
Asidic.
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Native Habitats:
Wet prairie, edges of marshes, but mostly inland--rarely coastal.
Natural Range in Florida:
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