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Saltmeadow Cordgrass

Spartina patens

Saltmeadow cordgrass forms swirling 'cowlick' meadows in the high salt marsh and on back dunes, a fine-textured, salt- and drought-tolerant grass for coastal plantings.

Family
Poaceae
Type
grass
Lifespan
perennial
Height
1–3 ft
Spacing
2–4 ft apart
Light
sun
Soil moisture
wet, dry
Soil pH
neutral, alkaline
Bloom
July, August, September
Bloom colors
green, brown
Wildlife value
songbirds, larval host, mammals
Landscape uses
specimen, border, rain garden, erosion control, naturalizing
Native states
AK, CT, DE, FL, LA, MA, MD, ME, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, SC, TX, VA