River Oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
Also known as: Northern Sea Oats
Dangling oat-like seedheads turn bronze in fall. Self-seeds enthusiastically; excellent for shaded slopes.
- Family
- Poaceae
- Type
- grass
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2.5 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- June, July, August, September
- Bloom colors
- green
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, larval host
- Landscape uses
- specimen, border, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, AZ, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV