American Beakgrain
Diarrhena americana
Glossy arching dark-green leaves give a clean look in deep shade — one of the few truly shade-thriving native grasses. Spreads slowly by rhizomes. Distinctive beaked grain at maturity.
- Family
- Poaceae
- Type
- grass
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–3 ft
- Spacing
- 2–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July
- Bloom colors
- green, brown
- Landscape uses
- specimen, border, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MO, NC, OH, OK, PA, SD, TN, VA, WV