Northern Sea Oats
- Botanical Name
- Chasmanthium latifolium
- Min Zone
- 4
- Max Zone
- 8
- Height
- 30 to 36 inches
- Width
- 12 to 18 inches
- Flowers
- Late summer: green
- Fall Color
- Gold
- Light
- Full sun to shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Northern sea oats is moderately drought tolerant once established
- One of the more shade tolerant ornamental grasses
- Letting plants stand for winter adds interest to the landscape and inceases hardiness
- Problems
- None serious
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