Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Tolerates almost any soil type. Prefers sun in coastal sites, and part shade in inland sites. Selected by Ron Lutsko.

Plant type

Grass

Size

2 ft Tall
2 ft Wide

Form

Clumping

Growth rate

Fast

Dormancy

Summer Deciduous

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Color

Yellow, Brown

Flowering season

Spring

Special uses

Groundcover, Deer resistant

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Ease of care

Easy

Cold tolerance

15

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Soil description

Tolerates a wide variety of soils. Tolerates serpentine soil..
Soil PH: 6.0 - 7.2

Sunset Zones

4*, 5*, 6*, 7, 8*, 9*, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*

This is a large clumping grass, so use with shrubs that won't be overwhelmed by it, such as Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia), Lemonade Berry (Rhus integrifolia), larger Ceanothus, Manzanita species, or scrub oaks.

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