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Prairie Cordgrass

Spartina pectinata
$4979 $5999
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Plant Highlights

Prairie Cordgrass highlights at a glance!

Plant Highlights

  • Brand
    Nature Hills' Choice
  • Botanical Name
    Spartina pectinata
  • Growing Zones
    3-8
  • Mature Height
    4 - 8 feet
  • Mature Spread
    4 - 8 feet
  • Sun Exposure
    Full Sun
  • Moisture
    medium-wet
  • Soil
    Tolerates Wet Soils
  • Growth Rate
    Fast
  • Flower Color
    green, cream, turning brown
  • Fall Color
    bright gold
  • Pollinator Friendly
    No
  • Pruning Time
    Early Spring
  • Bloom Period
    Summer

Graceful fine texture, the native Prairie Cordgrass (Spartina pectinata) is an ornamental native Prairie Grass that features arching green foliage and airy plumes/seed heads in the summer. Highly adaptable, these native plants handle moist to wet conditions, grow fast, and can grow tall!

These tough plants can react up to 4-6 feet and are taller when in bloom. These native residents of the Tall Grass Prairies are larval Host Plants for Skipper Butterflies and Tussock Moths, plus provide wildlife and songbirds nesting and shelter. The seed heads become late-season accents nearly 8 feet in height.

These warm-season Grasses are hardy throughout USDA growing zones 3 to 8 and are fantastic wetland grasses that grow well in average moisture soils too! The cream and green flowering stems turn brown in the autumn while the green foliage becomes brilliant gold!

Planting and Application:

These clumping wetland Grasses are amazing at stabilizing soil along streams and pond banks, or on moist slopes and hillsides that frequently erode due to rushing rainwater. Plant two feet apart in a zigzag pattern and within a couple years the clumps will grow together to create a solid mat.

Prairie Cordgrass is fantastic to have as backdrops to Rain Gardens and in rows and groupings around the HVAC unit drains. Create Gutter Gardens with these tall Grasses that work as both anchors by your home's hardscapes and soften corners. Mix with Rush Grass, Sedges, and wetland or marsh plants for a unique water garden!

Create wet prairie restoration and wildlife bioswales with these tall Ornamental Grasses. Balance your local ecosystem and support pollinators, and wildlife, while adding tall privacy and screening all growing season with Prairie Cordgrass!

  • Tall Airy Fine-Textured Green Perennial Grass
  • Airy Plumes Turn Green to Cream to Tan
  • Brilliant Gold Fall Color
  • Pollinator Host Plant & Wildlife Shelter
  • Backdrops, Water Gardens, Garden Anchors & Native Plantings

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Plant these Native Grasses in well-drained soil that remains moist, but these tough plants can handle occasional drought once established. Plant in full sun for the best height and vigor, but Cordgrass can handle some afternoon/partial shade too. These warm-season Grasses should be pruned back in the early spring to clear the way for the new growth.

  • Sun, Sun, Sun!
  • Well-Drained Soil
  • Moderate to Low Moisture Needs
  • Deadhead/Prune Late Autumn
  • Deer Seldom Bother Them

Restore wetlands and native tallgrass prairies with Prairie Cordgrass from Nature Hills! You'll love these airy perennial ornamental grasses in your landscape year after year!

Prairie Cordgrass
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Prairie Cordgrass

$4979 $5999

Graceful fine texture, the native Prairie Cordgrass (Spartina pectinata) is an ornamental native Prairie Grass that features arching green foliage and airy plumes/seed heads in the summer. Highly adaptable, these native plants handle moist to wet conditions, grow fast, and can grow tall!

These tough plants can react up to 4-6 feet and are taller when in bloom. These native residents of the Tall Grass Prairies are larval Host Plants for Skipper Butterflies and Tussock Moths, plus provide wildlife and songbirds nesting and shelter. The seed heads become late-season accents nearly 8 feet in height.

These warm-season Grasses are hardy throughout USDA growing zones 3 to 8 and are fantastic wetland grasses that grow well in average moisture soils too! The cream and green flowering stems turn brown in the autumn while the green foliage becomes brilliant gold!

Planting and Application:

These clumping wetland Grasses are amazing at stabilizing soil along streams and pond banks, or on moist slopes and hillsides that frequently erode due to rushing rainwater. Plant two feet apart in a zigzag pattern and within a couple years the clumps will grow together to create a solid mat.

Prairie Cordgrass is fantastic to have as backdrops to Rain Gardens and in rows and groupings around the HVAC unit drains. Create Gutter Gardens with these tall Grasses that work as both anchors by your home's hardscapes and soften corners. Mix with Rush Grass, Sedges, and wetland or marsh plants for a unique water garden!

Create wet prairie restoration and wildlife bioswales with these tall Ornamental Grasses. Balance your local ecosystem and support pollinators, and wildlife, while adding tall privacy and screening all growing season with Prairie Cordgrass!

  • Tall Airy Fine-Textured Green Perennial Grass
  • Airy Plumes Turn Green to Cream to Tan
  • Brilliant Gold Fall Color
  • Pollinator Host Plant & Wildlife Shelter
  • Backdrops, Water Gardens, Garden Anchors & Native Plantings

#ProPlantTips for Care:

Plant these Native Grasses in well-drained soil that remains moist, but these tough plants can handle occasional drought once established. Plant in full sun for the best height and vigor, but Cordgrass can handle some afternoon/partial shade too. These warm-season Grasses should be pruned back in the early spring to clear the way for the new growth.

  • Sun, Sun, Sun!
  • Well-Drained Soil
  • Moderate to Low Moisture Needs
  • Deadhead/Prune Late Autumn
  • Deer Seldom Bother Them

Restore wetlands and native tallgrass prairies with Prairie Cordgrass from Nature Hills! You'll love these airy perennial ornamental grasses in your landscape year after year!

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