DWARF FAKAHATCHEE GRASS

Tripsacum floridanum

 

To 3 feet

Fast rate of growth

Full sun to partial shade

Fair salt tolerance; good drought tolerance, although prefers rich, damp, well-drained soil

Zones 7 to 11

 

Perennial, dense, compact, ornamental, clump-forming grass; at least as wide as tall.

A miniature version of Fakahatchee Grass. Evergreen in South Florida.

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