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prairie dropseed
Sporobolus heterolepis
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 1.0 ft. to 3.0 ft.
Spread: 1.0 ft. to 2.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Grass/Grass Like
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Riparian Birds, Shrubland Birds, Wetland Birds, Woodland Birds
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun
- Water Requirements
- Low, Moderate
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- July, August, September
- Flower Color
- Yellow Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Showy Flowers, Winter Interest
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
4, 5 - Soil Type
- Clay, Loam, Shallow
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Plants in the genus Sporobolus are important larval food hosts for many of our native invertebrates.