Uniola paniculata (Sea oats)

Cultivation

Grow in sandy, neutral, well-drained soil in full sun. Easily tolerates drought, salt spray, and salt wind. Tolerates periodic flooding. Excellent for use as a dune stabiliser. It is illegal to collect this plant from the wild without a permit.

Suggested uses

Banks and Slopes, Coastal, Drought Tolerant, Low Maintenance

UK hardiness

USDA zones

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

Central America, Mexico, Southeastern United States, Caribbean

Drought tolerant

Yes

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic