thin paspalum
Paspalum setaceum
USDA zones4 to 10
Sizeup to 24 inches tall
- Habit
- Grass/grass-like
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Not applicable
- Foliage color
- Gray-green.
Notes
Thin paspalum (Paspalum setaceum) is a grass for naturalized areas and sandy sites. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). The gray-green leaves grow up to 24 inches tall. It blooms from early to late summer and again in early autumn. In the wild, it grows in open woods, old fields, ditches, and along wood borders, usually in sandy soil.
Native range
AL, AR, AZ, CO, and 35 more places. See all 39
AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, and WV; ON.