Big Sacaton
Sporobolus wrightii
Big sacaton is a large, fountain-like bunchgrass of Southwestern swales and grasslands, a bold specimen that provides cover and binds soil on heavy or alkaline ground.
- Family
- Poaceae
- Type
- grass
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–6 ft
- Spacing
- 2–4 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- August, September
- Bloom colors
- brown, pink
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host, mammals
- Landscape uses
- specimen, naturalizing
- Native states
- AZ, CO, NM, TX