Sporobolus heterolepis

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Clumping warm season grass. One of the most versatile native plants for contemporary landscapes. Flowers and seed heads have a scent described as popcorn.

One of the showiest prairie grasses, prairie dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis) is frequently cultivated as an ornamental for its attractive fountain of fine textured, emerald-green leaves, delicate flower and seed heads, and colorful fall color. Learn more about this native ornamental grass that is a great addition to many landscapes in this article.

SPOROBOLUS HETEROLEPIS "Tara" (Dwarf Prairie Dropseed) is one of Piet Oudolf's favorite grasses for it's compact structure, uniform habit, & see through plumes.

The middle of North America, roughly a triangular area stretching from Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan Canada down to southern Texas and Mexico, and across from Indiana westward to the base […]

Sporobolus heterolepis Tara grows in a tight, vase shape. It is shorter, more upright, and more uniform than the species. Fine-textured, light green summer foliage turns rust-red in fall. Scented seed heads rise above foliage. Superb in foregrounds, rock gardens, borders, masses, or meadows. Introduced by plantsman Roy Diblik of Northwind Perennial Farm, Burlington, WI.

A good mass planting of the Prairie Dropseed grass, Sporobolus heterolepsis, in the front.

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Sporobolus heterolepis, Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Cassian', Panicum virgatum '... Image:0162274 - Stock photo from GAP Gardens, garden & plant photography

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Using grasses in perennial schemes is a style that was brought to the forefront of the planting design world by the Dutch plantsman Piet Oudolf. His planting schemes are jaw-droppingly sublime, magi

Sporobolus heterolepis

Prairie Dropseed was one of the major components of the prairie, now a popular landscape plant. Perhaps the most ornamental of the native prairie grasses.

A popular ornamental grass planted in thousands of Indiana landscapes was named Purdue University’s Weed of the Month in June. Fountain grass (Pennisetum) has escaped our garden beds and spread to the lawn, say Purdue turf specialists. ‘Hameln’ and ‘Little Bunny’ are two popular cultivars. After years of planting in the landscape, “we now realize...

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Sometimes too much color can be a distraction. In this part of the garden the brushstrokes of purple are highlighted by the soft texture of Sporobolus heterolepis.

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