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Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9a
Plant Height: 3 feet
Plant Spread: 3 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome

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Common names
  • Frost Grass
  • Graybeard Grass

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Location: My garden in Ontario, Canada
Date: 2023-09-13
Location: Twisp
Date: October
I started this from seed and it's been slow to get established
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2020-09-25
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2017-08-08
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2020-09-23
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2018-08-09
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2017-08-08

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
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Location: Twisp
Date: 2016-06-25
From seed in 2014. Finally looking like something.
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2020-09-23
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2004-09-25

Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens
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