Purple Three-Awn is a short, 10 to 20 inch height, native grass. It grows throughout all except east Texas, on both sandy and clay soils. It is frequently seen along roadsides and is good for poor, infertile or dry soils. Its attractive purple tinted seedhead can be seen after periods of rainfall during the growing season.
Purple Three-Awn
Aristida purpurea
- Item: #
- 2015
1 Ft - 2 Ft Height
|Annual
|Blooms Apr - Oct
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 15000 sq ft
Open Space:
1 LB per acre
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