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Poverty Oatgrass

Danthonia spicata

Poverty oatgrass is a tough little bunchgrass that thrives on the driest, poorest, most acidic soils where little else grows, with curly basal leaves.

Family

Poaceae

Type

grass

Lifespan

perennial

Height

0.5–2 ft

Spacing

0.5–1 ft apart

Light

sun, part shade, shade

Soil moisture

dry

Soil pH

acidic

Bloom

May, June, July

Bloom colors

green

Wildlife value

butterflies, larval host

Landscape uses

border, container, naturalizing

Native states

AK, AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY