Red Spire Melic Grass Seeds

Red Spire Melic Grass is very ornamental, with long green grass-like leaves turn red to purple in fall. They are both both deer resistant & very tolerant of pollution, & can grow happily in containers. Birds & other small critters enjoy eating the seeds in fall. They are also make a great cut or dried grass or flower.

NAME: Red Spire Melic Grass

OTHER COMMON NAMES: Purple Melic Grass / Melica

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Melica Transsilvanica 'Red Spire'

COLOR: Dark Red Spikes

PLANT SEEDS: When soil temp warms to 70F

BLOOM TIME: Mid Summer - Mid Fall / Seed heads through winter

HARDINESS ZONE: 4 - 8

PLANT HEIGHT: 40"

PLANT SPACING: 40"

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun - Part Shade

SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average

QUANTITY: 20 Seeds

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