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The Spring Sale is Open at Geist Nursery. Come shop in person now through June 28! Closed on Mondays. Order online for pickup at Geist or this week's Whistle Stops!
The Spring Sale is Open at Geist Nursery. Come shop in person now through June 28! Closed on Mondays. Order online for pickup at Geist or this week's Whistle Stops!
Purple Lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis)

Purple Lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis)

$5.99 - $5.99
$5.99
$5.99 - $5.99
$5.99

Spring Plant

This Species is typically available during our Spring Public Sale May-June at Geist Nursery in Fishers, IN.

A shorter, drought resistant grass valued for its purple-tinted spray of seeds. Shows the best color when planted in dense, single species clumps and it is often planted decoratively along borders. Best grown in poor, dry soils. 

Light: Full Sun

Soil Moisture: Mesic, Dry Mesic, Dry

Soil Type: Gravely, Sandy

Height: 1’-2’

Bloom Color: Red/Purple

Bloom Time: Jul-Aug

Root Type: Fibrous

Notable Wildlife Interactions: Hosts Leonard’s skipper and a few smaller insects.

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