Giant Whitetop
Rhynchospora latifolia
Giant whitetop is a larger relative of starrush whitetop, with bold white star-bracts over wet Southeastern savannas and ditches. Striking and easy in moist, sunny ground.
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Type
- grass
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- wet
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- April, May, June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, mammals
- Landscape uses
- border, rain garden, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX