Plant Habit: | Grass/Grass-like |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5) Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
Plant Height: | 4 to 8 feet |
Plant Spread: | 4 to 6 feet |
Leaves: | Evergreen Other: Leaves are edged with small, sharp teeth. Plants will die back if subjected to extended periods of below freezing temperatures but returns in spring. |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Suitable Locations: | Bog gardening |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Erosion control Groundcover Cut Flower Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual |
Wildlife Attractant: | Butterflies |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Pollution Flood Resistant Humidity tolerant |
Pollinators: | Wind |
Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth Monoecious |