Tripsacum dactyloides
Eastern gama grass, Gama grass, Gamma grass, Fakahatchee grass, Eastern gamagrass
Tripsacum Tripsacum
T. dactyloides - T. dactyloides is a vigorous, clump-forming, evergreen to deciduous perennial with erect to arching, broadly linear, flat, dark green leaves and, from late spring to early autumn, slender flower spikes bearing male flowers with orange stamens and female flowers with purple stigmas.
Tripsacum dactyloides is: Semi evergreen
Arching, Clump-forming, Erect
Purple, Orange, Green in Spring; Purple, Green, Orange in Summer; Green, Orange, Purple in Autumn
Dark-green in All seasons
Cut back to the ground if leaves are killed by frost.
Divide in spring. Tends to spread by rhizomes or self-seeding.
Division, Seed
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Tripsacum dactyloides (Eastern gama grass) will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.5m after 1-2 years.
Woodland, Waterside, Prairie planting, Containers
Best in moist soil in full or partial shade. Tolerates most conditions if soil remains moist. Tolerates standing water. Evergreen in mild areas. Frost will kill leaves to the ground.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moisture-retentive, Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
These easy to grow plant provide a good doil for other more colourful plants.
Tripsacum dactyloides
Eastern gama grass, Gama grass, Gamma grass, Fakahatchee grass, Eastern gamagrass
Tripsacum Tripsacum
T. dactyloides - T. dactyloides is a vigorous, clump-forming, evergreen to deciduous perennial with erect to arching, broadly linear, flat, dark green leaves and, from late spring to early autumn, slender flower spikes bearing male flowers with orange stamens and female flowers with purple stigmas.
Semi evergreen
Arching, Clump-forming, Erect
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Purple, Orange, Green in Spring; Purple, Green, Orange in Summer; Green, Orange, Purple in Autumn
Dark-green in All seasons
Cut back to the ground if leaves are killed by frost.
Divide in spring. Tends to spread by rhizomes or self-seeding.
Division, Seed
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Tripsacum dactyloides (Eastern gama grass) will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.5m after 1-2 years.
Woodland, Waterside, Prairie planting, Containers
Best in moist soil in full or partial shade. Tolerates most conditions if soil remains moist. Tolerates standing water. Evergreen in mild areas. Frost will kill leaves to the ground.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moisture-retentive, Moist but 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
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