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Genus: E

Echinacea
purple coneflower
Elaeagnus
wolfberry; silverberry
Empetrum
black crowberry
Epigaea
Mayflower; trailing arbutus
Epimedium
bishop's cap
Equisetum
scouring rush
Eragrostis
love grass
Erianthus
Ravenna grass
Erigeron
Fleabane
Eriophorum
rough cotton grass
Euonymous
running strawberry bush
Eupatorium
Joe-Pye-weed; boneset; hardy ageratum; mist flower
Euphorbia
flowering spurge
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Catalog as of April 01, 2008

Eragrostis

(Gramineae - grass family)
Love grass. About 250 species of annual or perennial grasses, occurring in temperate and tropical regions. Some species are cultivated as ornamentals or for erosion control. Can't ship to CA.
spectabilis peren • ht to 1'; fl stalks to 2' • zones 5-10

purple love grass

Eragrostis spectabilis - Jul 31
native, ornamental grass, ground cover, dry - moist, sun - part shade
eastern and central U.S.; central Mexico

A lovely native bunch grass. In late summer the light, airy, delicate, diffuse purple flower heads give the appearance of a purple haze over sandy meadows and roadsides. Tolerant of dry, sandy soil.

cat # 8K8R
$7.95 each / 3+, $7.50 ea