'Wind Dancer' Lovegrass

Eragrostis elliottii 'Wind Dancer'

Poaceae (Grass Family)

▲▼ mature, flowering plants

▲ base of mature plant

Eragrostis elliottii ‘Wind Dancer:’  ‘Wind Dancer’ Lovegrass

No known location in Springfield/campus area.

* warm-season, clump-forming grass with thin, blue-green leaves that grow 2-3 feet tall

* has large open, panicles with tiny flower cluster that are silvery-blue-green to whitish in color that are on stems 3-4 feet tall

* leaves and inflorescences sway in the breeze (hence the name)

* prefers dry, well-drained soils, for more compact growth

* winter color is tan-gray

* native to southeastern U.S.