Chasmanthium latifolium
North America wild oats, Northern sea oats, Spangle grass, Sea oats, Uniola latifolia , Indian wood-oats, Broadleaf uniola
Chasmanthium Chasmanthium
C. latifolium - C. latifolium is a loosely-tufted, spreading, deciduous, perennial grass with narrowly lance-shaped, arching, mid-green leaves that turn yellow in winter and, in late summer and early autumn, open panicles of flat, lance-shaped to ovate green spikelets, ageing to brown.
Chasmanthium latifolium is: Deciduous
Arching, Clump-forming, Spreading
Green in Summer; Pale-brown in Autumn
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Yellow-brown in Autumn; Yellow-brown in Winter
Generally pest free
Generally disease free
Cut back in late winter.
Division, Seed
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Chasmanthium latifolium (North America wild oats) will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Low Maintenance, Prairie planting
Grows in most moist but well-drained, fertile soils in full sun or partial shade.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Chasmanthium latifolium
North America wild oats, Northern sea oats, Spangle grass, Sea oats, Uniola latifolia , Indian wood-oats, Broadleaf uniola
Chasmanthium Chasmanthium
C. latifolium - C. latifolium is a loosely-tufted, spreading, deciduous, perennial grass with narrowly lance-shaped, arching, mid-green leaves that turn yellow in winter and, in late summer and early autumn, open panicles of flat, lance-shaped to ovate green spikelets, ageing to brown.
Deciduous
Arching, Clump-forming, Spreading
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Green in Summer; Pale-brown in Autumn
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Yellow-brown in Autumn; Yellow-brown in Winter
Generally pest free
Generally disease free
Cut back in late winter.
Division, Seed
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Chasmanthium latifolium (North America wild oats) will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Low Maintenance, Prairie planting
Grows in most moist but well-drained, fertile soils in full sun or partial shade.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
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