Local Ecotype
Perennial
Part sun to light shade
Medium to dry
6-18” tall
Blooms in spring
An enchanting little perennial grass of rugged uplands. Famed for its ability to thrive in impoverished, sterile soils. Once placed in the same genus as cultivated oats. This hardy grass is often found growing amongst boulders studded in lichen crusts and mosses underneath ancient, stunted post oaks, creating fairy-like landscapes that stir the imagination. The dried blades from previous seasons have a tendency to twist and curlicue about the clump in a charming manner. Looks wonderful in borders, among rocks or steppingstones, or in a matrix planting. Poverty Oatgrass is a cool season grass, beginning growth in early winter and blooming in late spring. It has excellent drought tolerance and can be grown in full sun to light shade in medium to dry soils. Other than its flowering culms that may reach 12-18” high, this petite grass rarely grows taller than 4-8”. It does not like crowding from nearby plants and is best planted among other low-growing species.
Local Ecotype
Perennial
Part sun to light shade
Medium to dry
6-18” tall
Blooms in spring
An enchanting little perennial grass of rugged uplands. Famed for its ability to thrive in impoverished, sterile soils. Once placed in the same genus as cultivated oats. This hardy grass is often found growing amongst boulders studded in lichen crusts and mosses underneath ancient, stunted post oaks, creating fairy-like landscapes that stir the imagination. The dried blades from previous seasons have a tendency to twist and curlicue about the clump in a charming manner. Looks wonderful in borders, among rocks or steppingstones, or in a matrix planting. Poverty Oatgrass is a cool season grass, beginning growth in early winter and blooming in late spring. It has excellent drought tolerance and can be grown in full sun to light shade in medium to dry soils. Other than its flowering culms that may reach 12-18” high, this petite grass rarely grows taller than 4-8”. It does not like crowding from nearby plants and is best planted among other low-growing species.