Description
Prairie Dropseed is a very ornamental prairie bunchgrass native to the US & Canada. It grows in clumps or mounds of arching foliage with long narrow grass-like leaves. It is a good ground cover for naturalizing or prairie settings, being long lived & deer resistant. Dropseed is also great for rock gardens, containers, or borders. This grass is tolerant of many soils including rocky & clay as well as adverse conditions. It can tolerate moist areas, but also tolerates drought & dryness so well it's used as a "green rooftop" plant. The fragrant nodding fall seed heads attract songbirds.
NAME: Prairie Dropseed
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sporobolus Heterolepis
COLOR: Rusty Pink Flowers / Bright Green Summer Foliage that turns Golden in Fall - stands up to the fall for year 'round interest
PLANT SEEDS: In warm soil
BLOOM TIME: Late Summer - Fall
HARDINESS ZONE: 3 - 9
PLANT HEIGHT: 24 - 36"
PLANT SPACING: 24 - 36"
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun - Part Shade
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average - Dry
QUANTITY: 200 Seed
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In order to offer the most selection and all of our favorite cottage garden flowers and veggies, we offer seeds and bulbs from several different suppliers.
ONLY seeds (not bulbs) are available for free shipping on orders of $35 or more. You may see more than $35 of seeds in your cart and still not qualify for free shipping if you haven't met that minimum PER SUPPLIER. Sorry for any confusion this may cause! You will always get free shipping on seed orders of $35 or more PER supplier.
You will also see multiple shipping charges for bulbs, seeds, and tools/garden supplies. This isn't duplicate shipping—you're being billed by each supplier that is shipping your order.
Need help planning your garden? Download our seed starting resources:
Cottage Cutting Garden Handbook
Winter Sowing 101
Bloom Time Guide
Direct Sow Cottage Garden Plan
Cottage Garden Plans
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