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Sporobolus heterolepis 'Tara' - PRAIRIE DROPSEED 'TARA' (dwarf, tight shape)
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SPO-HET-TARA
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Cultivar of Prairie Dropseed with a shorter, upright, tight and uniform shape. Rust-red fall color.
'Tara' grows in a more upright vase-shape than the species, then opens up some with the flowers. It's a bit slow to establish (slower than the species), but is fairly long-lived, and can be useful for controlling soil erosion. Drought tolerant.
This is a warm season grass, so the majority of its growth happens in the warmer part of the season. Fragrant flowers from midsummer till frosts. If planted in masses, the fragrance is noticeable even from a distance.
Excellent for urban landscaping - it will tolerate extreme temperatures and disturbed urban soils in traffic islands, big city containers, or on green roofs, but looks perfect in any planting.
'Tara' can be seen, for example, in Lurie Garden in Chicago or other public gardens and botanic gardens. Introduced by famous nursery man and designer Roy Diblik from Northwind nursery, Wisconsin.
Blooming Time: July/August until frost
Size:1' tall and wide (2' with flowers)
USDA Zones: 3 to 9
Culture: Best in full sun and average soil; adaptable to a variety of soils including clay and loam, but thrives in poor, dry, gravelly, or shallow soil
Moisture Needs: dry to average
Origin: The species is native to central USA, upper Midwest and bigger part of Canada, see the USDA distribution map.
Black Walnut Tolerant: yes
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: somewhat, yes / no (young plants may be browsed)
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: attracts grasshoppers and leafhoppers. The seeds are eaten by songbirds from late summer into winter (Field Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, and Slate-Colored Junco). Provides nesting material for native bees (Xerxes).
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep pot
Plant Combinations: Pairs well with Asclepias tuberosa, Aster (A. oblongifolius, A. laevis, A. novi-angliae), Baptisia, Coreopsis, Echinacea, Penstemon, Sedum telephium, Schizachyrium scoparium and many other perennials.
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Sporobolus heterolepis 'Tara' - PRAIRIE DROPSEED 'TARA' (dwarf, tight shape)
$8.99
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Cultivar of Prairie Dropseed with a shorter, upright, tight and uniform shape. Rust-red fall color.
'Tara' grows in a more upright vase-shape than the species, then opens up some with the flowers. It's a bit slow to establish (slower than the species), but is fairly long-lived, and can be useful for controlling soil erosion. Drought tolerant.
This is a warm season grass, so the majority of its growth happens in the warmer part of the season. Fragrant flowers from midsummer till frosts. If planted in masses, the fragrance is noticeable even from a distance.
Excellent for urban landscaping - it will tolerate extreme temperatures and disturbed urban soils in traffic islands, big city containers, or on green roofs, but looks perfect in any planting.
'Tara' can be seen, for example, in Lurie Garden in Chicago or other public gardens and botanic gardens. Introduced by famous nursery man and designer Roy Diblik from Northwind nursery, Wisconsin.
Blooming Time: July/August until frost
Size:1' tall and wide (2' with flowers)
USDA Zones: 3 to 9
Culture: Best in full sun and average soil; adaptable to a variety of soils including clay and loam, but thrives in poor, dry, gravelly, or shallow soil
Moisture Needs: dry to average
Origin: The species is native to central USA, upper Midwest and bigger part of Canada, see the USDA distribution map.
Black Walnut Tolerant: yes
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: somewhat, yes / no (young plants may be browsed)
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: attracts grasshoppers and leafhoppers. The seeds are eaten by songbirds from late summer into winter (Field Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, and Slate-Colored Junco). Provides nesting material for native bees (Xerxes).
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep pot
Plant Combinations: Pairs well with Asclepias tuberosa, Aster (A. oblongifolius, A. laevis, A. novi-angliae), Baptisia, Coreopsis, Echinacea, Penstemon, Sedum telephium, Schizachyrium scoparium and many other perennials.
Picture Copyright: US Perennials, LLC
Customer Reviews
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100% success rate, flourishing, DEER PROOF
Grass plants were petite but well-packed on arrival. Planted early May in sub-par heavy clay soil with full-sun (many 100-degree days) and watered only once weekly. Now mid-August, all 20 plants survived and have easily quadrupled in size, blooming just as in the picture. Best part: Deer and rabbits have not touched them, even while ravaging all of our other "resistant" plants in an area with extreme deer pressure.
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