Native Grasses

Little Blue Stem Grass: Small prairie grass with blue color during the growing season. The wonderful thing about little blue stem is the fall colors of red and orange. It flowers in late summer with a corn tassle type bloom. Aprox. 2-3 ft tall at maturity

Purple Love grass: A very short grass, 1.5 ft tall with smokey type blooms is summer.

Muhley Grass: My favorite native grass, grows to about 3 ft with smokey pink/purple blooms. It has thin blades and flowers very late in the season. Sometimes not until October.

Dewy Blue Beach Grass: A switch grass that is local to our Dewey Beach Delaware dunes. Grows to about 3 or 4 ft tall with a blue tint to its blades.

Beach Grass Tips: Do NOT over water. Grasses like very well drained sandy soil, so let them dry back before watering them. Cut back these grasses in the spring, not the fall. All grasses have the potential for failure and rot if their crown is exposed to the harsh winter weather all season. The upright blades protect the plant, look great with snow on them. They also sound like the beach when the wind whips through them. They also serve as great cover for wildlife, especially birds.