Typically available late spring through late fall. Call your favorite store for current availability.
Deciduous grass often grown as annual in colder climates with deep black-purple leaves. Feathery cream-white flower heads rise above foliage in summer. Blooms tan with age. Utilize full, clumping habit in containers or borders.
* Monrovia priced higher.
Plant with Black-Eyed Susan Vine
Green Thumb Guide
Thrives in most well draining soils. Prune back to 4 inches above ground in late winter before new growth. Sterile variety will not reseed and crowd out other plants.
These characteristics apply to the greater Sacramento area and nearby regions.
Live outside of our area? Please check with your local cooperative extension for the best growing practices in your neck of the woods
Visit: UC Cooperative Extension Offices (Opens in new window)
Visit: National County Extension Offices (Opens in new window)
Green Thumb Guide
Thrives in most well draining soils. Prune back to 4 inches above ground in late winter before new growth. Sterile variety will not reseed and crowd out other plants.
These characteristics apply to the North Texas area and nearby regions.
Live outside of our area? Please check with your local cooperative extension for the best growing practices in your neck of the woods
Visit: Texas A&M Extension Offices (Opens in new window)
Visit: National County Extension Offices (Opens in new window)
