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Chasmanthium latifolium
Northern Sea Oats
Plant Type: Native
Chasmanthium latifolium creates clumps of gorgeous green foliage that produce elegant clusters of large, flat, oat-like seedheads that dangle from the plant. The seedheads emerge as green and then transition to a beautiful bronze-purple color later in the summer. The seedheads, when cut and dried, look great in dried flower arrangements and are also a popular food source for birds. It is known to spread somewhat aggressively by rhizomes, so it is better when used in mass plantings and in meadow/prairie-style plantings where it can freely naturalize. It would also do well along streambanks and pond edges.
| Size | Future Qty | Future Date |
|---|
Mature Height:
2-5 ft
Zone:
3-8
Bloom Color:
Bronze, Green, Purple
Chasmanthium latifolium Characteristics & Attributes:
Water's Edge / Bog Plant
Vigorous
Great Foliage
Dried Flower/Foliage
Native to Northeastern US
Mass Planting
Full Sun
Average Water
Moist, Well-Drained
Attributes
| • | Moist Areas |
| • | Naturalizing |
| • | Groupings |
Exposure
| • | Partial Shade |
Foliage Color
| • | Purple |
| • | Green |
Habit
| • | Spreading Clump |
| • | Upright |
Season of Interest (Foliage)
| • | Fall |
| • | Spring |
| • | Summer |