Inland Sea Oats Native Seeds (Chasmanthium latifolium) Shade Tolerant, Texas Native Ornamental Grass

Central Texas Ecotype
Inland Sea Oats is a striking, clump-forming ornamental grass native to the US and prized for its bamboo-like foliage and drooping oat-like seed heads, looks similar to fish on a fishing pole. It's a perfect low-maintenance grass for shady areas where nothing will grow, around ponds, streams, large shady trees, or woodland gardens. Great for erosion control on shady slopes or sandy soils. Tends to spread under favorable conditions, creating an attractive sea of grass that is easily managed.
The pale green spikelets turn golden-brown by fall. The seed stalks are beautiful all year long and are commonly used in native flower arrangements or dried arrangements

Inland Sea Oats is a larval host for the Pepper & Salt skipper butterfly, Bells roadside skipper butterfly and the Bronzed roadside skipper butterfly. The seeds are eaten by birds and mammals.

USDA Zones: 3-9

Water Use: Medium
Light Requirement: Part Shade , Shade
Soil Moisture: Moist, Medium
Soil pH: Acidic (pH<6.8)
CaCO3 Tolerance: Low
Soil Description: Moist sands, loams, and clays. Poorly drained okay.
Native Habitat: Riverbanks, floodplains, glades, woodlands and moist woodland edges.
Conditions Comments: Avoid planting in continuous full sun, as its leaves turn yellowish without adequate shade. The more water it receives, the more tolerant it will be of intense sun, but it still prefers shade.

Germination: Best direct sown in Fall for natural cold-stratification. Seeds need around 60 days of cold-moist stratification.