Chasmantheium latifolium, Northern Sea Oats, Quart pot

Chasmantheium latifolium, Northern Sea Oats

FS-PS, Zone 4, blooms July-Sept., 3’ 2’, medium wet to medium, deer resistant

Nancy uses these in her bouquets! They present interesting texture and movement to a garden. See what Prairie Moon says about this grass - “Also called Uniola latifolia or Northern Sea Oats, River Oats is a very ornamental grass that is easily identifiable from its drooping inflorescences and compressed spikelets. It is commonly used as a low-maintenance shade grass or used to prevent soil erosion. It readily self-seeds and can become a dense mat in a short amount of time. If River Oats become too aggressive, they are easily transplanted or removed. River Oats thrive in moist sand, loam, and clay.

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. The seeds are often consumed by birds and small mammals. River Oats is one of the host plants of the Pepper and Salt Skipper. “

In the right conditions self sows! help the birds and wild life by planting grasses like this one that provide food and cover!