Narrowleaf Silkgrass
Pityopsis graminifolia
Silkgrass forms silvery, silk-haired grasslike tufts, then crowns them with yellow asters in fall. One of the best natives for dry, sterile sand.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2.8–2.8 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- August, September, October, November
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA