Over the delicate grasses

A breath, a spirit passes,

A song, and the odor of bloom—

Give way! Make room!

an excerpt from Dance of the Seasons by Harriet Monroe

The breeze can’t resist gliding gracefully through the fine, hair-like blades of prairie dropseed, sending wafts of fragrance to greet passersby.

Don’t let the common name hit the wrong note. This lovely, self-sufficient native grass is a clump-former, not a vigorous spreader.

Declared a “Plant of Merit” by Missouri Botanical Garden for “outstanding quality and dependable performance,” Sporobolus is widely considered to be among the most attractive native prairie grasses. A natural for meadows, prairie dropseed can also be planted in rows to edge sunny walkways or lanes.

Customers can't resist the graceful arching clumps of slender emerald-green blades topped with airy panicles of coriander-scented pink/tan blooms. The well-mannered foliage turns gold in autumn, then creamy white in winter.

Culture Notes

Hardy in Zones 3 – 9. Mature Height: 2' – 3’

Leave standing in winter and cut back hard in spring.

Tolerant of any soil.

Make Room! Invite this fragrant, long-lived, handsome prairie denizen to dance in your customers’ gardens. It comes in stocky 38-cell liners from Emerald Coast Growers– your easy choice!