Northern Sea Oats

Chasmanthium latifolium

Pronunciation: chas-MAN-thee-um lat-ee-FOH-lee-um
SKU #02409
4-9

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Attractive, bamboo-like foliage and dangling, flat flower spikes create a showy accent around water features. Foliage turns coppery in fall, brown in winter. Provides a haven and source of food for birds and wildlife. Takes wind and ocean salt spray. Thrives in moist sites, yet quite tolerant of dry conditions when grown in shade settings.
LIGHT: Filtered sun, Partial shade, Partial sun
WATER: Keep soil moist, but not soggy.
SIZE: Foliage clumps quickly reach 2 to 3 ft. tall, 2 ft. wide.

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This Plant's Growing Zones: 4-9

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Bloom TimeSummer
Deciduous/EvergreenHerbaceous
Special FeaturesNorth American Native, Fast Growing, Benefits Birds
Problems/SolutionsCoastal Exposure, Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Very Wet Areas
Growth RateFast
Growth HabitClumping
Flower ColorGreen
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsSweetspire (Itea); Iris (Iris); Turtlehead (Chelone); Coneflower (Echinacea); Cardinal Flower (Lobelia)
Care InstructionsGrows easily in average to poor soils; thrives in enriched, moist soils. Water deeply and regularly during first growing season to establish an extensive root system; once established, water as needed to maintain evenly moist soil. Leave foliage through winter to protect the clump; hard prune before new growth emerges.
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Bloom TimeSummer
Deciduous/EvergreenHerbaceous
Special FeaturesNorth American Native, Fast Growing, Benefits Birds
Problems/SolutionsCoastal Exposure, Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant, Very Wet Areas
Growth RateFast
Growth HabitClumping
Style
Flower ColorGreen
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsSweetspire (Itea); Iris (Iris); Turtlehead (Chelone); Coneflower (Echinacea); Cardinal Flower (Lobelia)
Care
Care InstructionsGrows easily in average to poor soils; thrives in enriched, moist soils. Water deeply and regularly during first growing season to establish an extensive root system; once established, water as needed to maintain evenly moist soil. Leave foliage through winter to protect the clump; hard prune before new growth emerges.

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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.