Origin: US Native
Other Common Names:
Duration: Perennial
Bloom Time: June-July
Height: 2' to 3'
Spacing: 15” to 18”
Light: Part Sun to Woodland
Soil Moisture: Medium
USDA Zone: 4a-8b
Germination: No pre-treatment needed. Sow seeds just below the soil surface at 70F and water.
Seeds Per Oz: 7600
Distinctive and attractive, this native grass earns it's common name from the bottle-brush shape of it's floral spikes. Bristly flower heads rise well above the foliage during the summer, and turn from green to brown in late summer as the seeds ripen. Provides wonderful color and interest well into autumn, as well as attracting various species of birds.