Purple Lovegrass
Purple Lovegrass….not sure I love the name, but it is easier to say (and remember) than “Eragrostis spectabilis.” And it is descriptive…it is purple and most everybody loves it. And there’s much to love about it.
Showy and low-growing, Purple Lovegrass is an excellent native grass for dry sandy or gravelly soils where few other plants can survive. Eragrostis spectabilis makes a stunning statement in the late season landscape, turning a brilliant purplish-pink at summer's end. If you have sandy soil that is too dry to support a lawn, plant a field of Purple Love Grass for a late summer show.
Host plant for the Zabulon Skipper butterfly.
Purple frothy mound, 1-2 feet high.
Here’s a couple of summer photos:
A couple Autumn photos:
And finally, winter:
