Tripsacum dactyloides (Eastern Gamagrass) Fall flowering used as a border plant

used as a border plant

is a perennial that blooms in the spring and in some areas

In late spring it produces cloud-like clusters of creamy white flowers

It may be single or have multiple offsets

It is an eye-catching prairie perennial that has its place in micro-prairies

Tripsacum dactyloides (Eastern Gamagrass) Fall flowering used as a border plantEastern Gamagrass is a robust, clump forming, warm season grass with coarse, arching, gray green leaf blades. Give it plenty of room to grow. Once established it is drought and occasional flood tolerant. Eastern Gamagrass prefers heavier soils and wetter conditions than most perennial, warm season grasses. It is often found in open areas on disturbed sites, along roadside ditches, and wetland margins. It is excellent for erosion control. Use in