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This Southeast U.S. native grass is becoming increasingly popular among gardeners and it's easy to see why. Easy to grow and virtually pest-free, this grass is stunningly beautiful with its rich green foliage erupting from fountain-like clumps that will grow to 5 ft (1.5 m) in height and 4 ft (1.2 m) wide. The leaves are erect up to 6 ft (1.8 m) in length and about 1 in (2.5 cm) wide. Distinctive flowers appear in late spring (in the Deep South) to mid-summer and rise above the leaves on slender stems. Gamma grass is evergreen in sub-tropical areas. When exposed to frosts the leaves assume shades of red and bronze. Severe cold will clobber the leaves and cut the plant to the ground. Location
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This is a great plant to add interest and mass to those problematic wet areas like ditches, drainage ponds and near small creeks and streams. I have several clumps growing at the edge of my pond where they shimmer in the dark water. They are invaluable in natural landscapes - I've planted several clumps in sinkholes on my property where they live happily with needle palms (Rhapidophyllum hystrix) and baldcypress trees (Taxodium distichum). Clumps of gamma grass look great erupting from pots and containers and are easy to maintain.
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Jack Scheper 10/03/98; updated 5/29/03, 9/17/03
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