About
Chasmanthium latifolium is a vigorous, spreading deciduous grass characterized by its narrow, lanceolate leaves and graceful, arching stems. In late summer, it produces drooping, flattened spikelets that measure approximately 1 cm long.
About the genus
Chasmanthium consists of sturdy, deciduous perennial grasses characterized by wide, linear foliage and gracefully arching panicles that bear large, flattened flowering spikelets in late summer.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, North-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Grass Like
- Habit
- Tufted
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Prairie planting, Cottage and informal garden
- Native to
- E US, N Mexico
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Easy to grow in most moist, well-drained fertile soils
- Pruning
- Cut back in late winter
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed sown in pots in a cold frame in spring or by division in early summer
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free