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Bitter Panicgrass

Panicum amarum

Bitter panicgrass is a blue-gray, rhizomatous dune grass of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, salt- and drought-tolerant and excellent for stabilizing sand.

Family
Poaceae
Type
grass
Lifespan
perennial
Height
3–6 ft
Spacing
1–2 ft apart
Light
sun
Soil moisture
dry
Soil pH
acidic, neutral
Bloom
September, October
Bloom colors
brown, green
Wildlife value
songbirds, larval host, mammals
Landscape uses
specimen, erosion control, naturalizing
Native states
AL, CT, DE, FL, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, NY, SC, TX, VA