Spartina pectinata
| Spartina pectinata | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 5 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 6' |
| Blooms: | Late Spring-Mid Summer |
| Native to: | |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Spartina pectinata (common name: prairie cord grass)
Propagation: Seed - sow in a greenhouse in spring and only just cover the seed. Germination should take place within 2 weeks. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle. Plant out in the summer if sufficient growth has been made, otherwise overwinter them in a cold frame and plant them out in the following spring.
Division in spring.
Cultivation: Succeeds in fresh or salt water marshes and in ordinary garden soil[1]. Prefers a deep rich moist soil in sun or light shade[2].
Plants have an invasive root system[3].
Range: N. America - Newfoundland and Quebec to Washington and Oregon, south to North Carolina and Texas.
Habitat: Shores and gravels[4] and in marshes and sloughs[1]. Usually found in freshwater marshes, though extending into saline marshes near the coast[5].
Usage: The culms are much used for thatching[1][6].
Pollinators: Wind
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Monoecious
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Grounds, Roger. Ornamental Grasses. Christopher Helm, 1989.
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Thomas, Graham. Perennial Garden Plants. J. M. Dent & Sons, 1990.
- ↑ Lyndon, Merritt. Gray's Manual of Botany. American Book Co, 1950.
- ↑ Hitchcock, Albert. Manual of the Grasses of the United States. Dover Publications, 1971.
- ↑ Moerman, Daniel. Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press, 1998.