New sterile = not seeding variety, developed at the University of Georgia!
Upright, slightly arching clumps, topped with bottle brush flowers emerging violet-purple and maturing to silver.
Blooming Time: mid to late summerSize: mounds 3’ tall and 4′ wide USDA Zones: 5 to 9Culture: from full sun to half shade. Adaptable to many different soils. Does best in full sun and somewhat drained soils with some gravel or rock material. Avoid waterlogged soils only.Moisture Needs: medium-dry, medium (average)Origin: developed by Wayne Hanna at the University of Georgia. This cultivar is patented under PP31176. P. alopecuroides is native to Asia, and Australia.Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yesAttracts Butterflies or Pollinators: offers safe habitat for insects and wildlifeAttracts Hummingbirds: no, but small birds feed on seeds; provides nesting materialPot Size: 3.5″ x 4″ perennial pot (1.22 pt/580 ml)
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Plant combinations: Goes well with majority of common perennials (native and not native) – it offers delicate look of narrow-leaf grasses leaves with more coarse structure of flowers – can be planted in smaller groups, or combined with more coarse structured perennials, annuals or smaller/medium sized shrubs. Good companions can be Amsonia, Asters, Baptisia, Echinacea, Eupatorium, Helianthus, Heliopsis, Irises, Monarda, Paeonia, Rudbeckia, tall Sedum, Stachys, Silphium and many many more. And other grasses like Calamagrostis, Muhlenbergia, Panicum, Sorghastrum, Sporobolus.
