Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis) 1 GAL

Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis) 1 GALA beautifully clumping short grass with fine, sprawling leaves. Very rarely reseeds even in garden beds, making it a prime grass for landscaping. Flowers are small but fragrant. Readily eaten by grazers, but passed over by browsers such as deer. Light: Full Sun Soil Moisture: Mesic, Dry Mesic, Dry Soil Type: Loamy, Rocky, Gravely Height: 1' 3' Bloom Time: Jul Sep Root Type: Fibrous Notable Wildlife Interactions: Supports some grasshoppers and two rare

red-spotted purple

and many mammals including deer

white flowers

including multiple large butterflies and cecropia moths

are the easiest to process

but requires wetter than average conditions

excellent in both readability and the breadth of information

Certificates can be printed out to include in a holiday card

Notes: Occasionally spreads by sucker

so planting them together maximizes bloom time

May be browsed by mammals in the spring

Flowers attract bees and flies