Obovate Beakgrass

Widely-spaced green flowers on arching spikes from June to July give rise to golden brown 'beaked' seed heads. Graceful, shiny dark green foliage (leaves up to 0.75" across) turn a beautiful gold-yellow in fall. Drought tolerant, great for erosion control, spreads by creeping rhizomes to form colonies, black walnut and pollution tolerant. Despite the unfortunate genus name (which, from the Latin, means 'twice' 'male' for the paired stamens) this is one of the most beautiful clump-forming woodland grasses. Quite happy in shade, this species is at home in rich woodland soil but also adaptable to average conditions. Really shines in winter and late autumn, with excellent golden color persisting all winter long, making it great for borders and shady locations.

2-3' tall
Plant Hardiness Zones: 4b-8a
Perennial
Deer Resistant

Native Range: NY south to VA and TX, north to MN. Rare in NY, VA, KY, TN, TX, SD, and MN. Native in Canada in ON

Germination - Easy: Cold stratify 8 weeks.

Obovate Beakgrass 3.5 inch pot $13.25 (Temporarily Sold Out*)
Obovate Beakgrass Seed Packet $5.00 (Temporarily Sold Out*)

*We normally carry this item but are temporarily sold out. We expect to have it available again as soon as our plants in production reach sufficient size/maturity or we harvest more seed. In some cases, plants may be recovering from caterpillar damage (Monarchs love our Milkweed), wind or hail damage, rampaging woodchucks, downed trees, or other natural issues. We are constantly updating our web site so please check back again.

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