Purple Lovegrass
Eragrostis spectabilis
Late-summer reddish-purple flower panicles form a glowing haze above the foliage, often as wide as the plant is tall. Mature panicles break off and tumbleweed in autumn winds. Thrives in poor sandy soil.
- Family
- Poaceae
- Type
- grass
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- August, September, October
- Bloom colors
- red, purple
- Wildlife value
- songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, container, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, AZ, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY