Sporobolus alterniflorus (Smooth cordgrass)

Cultivation

Grow in wet, alkaline to neutral soil in full sun. Easily tolerates flooding and salinity. Excellent for use as a marsh stabiliser. Quickly forms large colonies. Tends to be shorter in very salty soil. Considered an invasive, noxious species in some introduced areas, particularly on the US Pacific coast.

Suggested uses

Banks and Slopes, Coastal, Low Maintenance, Waterside, Bog garden, Prairie planting, Meadow

UK hardiness

USDA zones

Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10, Zone 11

Sunset zone

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Clump-forming

Native to

Mexico, Eastern North America, Southeastern United States, Southern United States, Northern South America, Caribbean, Southern South America

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic