PURPLE LOVE GRASS

Eragrostis spectabilis

 

2 to 3 feet tall and wide

Fast rate of growth

Full sun

Excellent drought tolerance

Prefers moist, well-drained soil, nutrient poor soil.

Zones 10 and 11

 

 Ornamental, clump-forming, fine-textured, perennial grass with delicate,

silky pink plumes in late summer through fall. Attractive year round.

Prune annually after flowering.

 

http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=3788

 

http://regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Eragspec