Rapidly establishes. Very drought tolerant. White delicate cottontop seedheads offer beautiful display in mass plantings. Arizona Cottontop is grazed by cattle, horses, and sometimes by sheep and goats. It is most palatable when green. It cures well on the stem and provides dry forage for cattle. This species has beneficial qualities in terms of diet for wildlife species including pronghorn antelope, mule deer, desert cottontail, whitethroat woodrat, javalina, and scaled quail.
Arizona Cottontop
Digitaria californica
- Item: #
- 2056
1 Ft - 3 Ft Height
|Perennial
|Blooms Mar - Nov
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
Soil Moisture
Dry Soil
Medium Soil Moisture
Sunlight
Full
Partial
Dappled
Shade
Seed
Rate
What's the Seeding Rate?
**LAWN & GARDEN: High density rate improves fill and establishment while reducing weed opportunity **OPEN SPACE: Economical rangeland density for larger acreage but requires longer establishment period
Lawn & Garden:
1 LB covers 6500 sq ft
Open Space:
2.5 LB per acre
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