Spartina patens

Marshhay Cordgrass

Poaceae (Gramineae)

Plant Specifics

Form:	Grass
Size:	1-3 ft
Life Span:	Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:	Yellow
Fruit Color:	NA
Phenology:	Evergreen.
Noted for:	Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:	Use as a shoreling stabilization plant on edges of sand beaches and saltmarsh.
Propagation:
Availability:	Native nurseries, Seed, Specialty providers
Light:	Full Sun,  Part Shade
Moisture Tolerance:	always floodedextremely dry
	(Stays Wet ----- to ----- Usually moist, occasional inundation)
Moisture Tolerance:	Stays Wet ----- to ----- Usually moist, occasional inundation
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:	Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges.
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:	High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without injury.
Soil or other substrate:	Sand
Soil pH:

Ecology

Wildlife:	Birds and other animals eat the seeds.
Insects:
Native Habitats:	Salt and brackish water of shores, farmlands, marshes, dunes.

Distribution and Planting Zones

Comments

General Comments:

If grown in a freshwater environment, S. patens will grow much bigger.