Seeds: Eragrostis spectabilis, Purple lovegrass
 
Includes a brochure with instructions on how to sow native seeds.
 
Seed sowing instructions
 
C(90) = Eragrostis spectabilis seeds have the highest germination rates after at least 90 days of cold moist stratification prior to sowing.
 
D = Sow on the surface of the soil. These seeds are very small.
 
A = These seeds can also just be sown in the spring with no stratification but you will have lower germination rates.
 
You can find more information about how to sow native seeds HERE.
 
Plant information
 
There is so much to love about purple lovegrass. It is a tough little plant, drought hardy, and brings subtle waves of color and texture to the landscape.
 
The grass blades are blueish-green at the base and transform to a lovely reddish-purple at the tips. A field of purple lovegrass is breathtaking.
 
This perennial is self-seeding, and can be kept in check by deadheading the seed panicles. This is an excellent plant along the roadside and hellstrips as it can handle the salt load from the roads.
 
Use purple lovegrass throughout your landscape, in garden areas, green roofs, rock gardens, and biological restoration areas.
 
plant photo courtesy of Dan Wilder