| Positive | NativePlantFan9 | On Mar 22, 2005, NativePlantFan9 from Boca Raton, FL (Zone 10a) wrote: Seashore Dropseed is an upright, spreading, perennial grass. It is an upright grass with many pointed, thin spikes (leaves). It may form colonies.
Seashore Dropseed is native to beaches, coastal dunes, coastal scrub, marsh edges, coastal grassland and similar, salty, sandy coastal habitats in the southeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States from Maryland and Virginia south throughout the coastal southeast (including throughout coastal Florida and the Keys), west along the Gulf coast into Texas and Louisiana. It is also found in Hawaii, the Caribbean, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Seashore Dropseed helps restore dune habitats by it's colonizing roots and spreading manner, which makes it superb for reducing coastal beach and dune erosion.
Seashore Dropseed is very useful for wildlife. The flowering, thin, somewhat whorled flower spike attracts pollinating insects.
Seashore Dropseed is highly salt and wind-tolerant. It is best for coastal situations, especially directly on or very near the ocean.
The possible use of this tough native grass for lawns, especially in coastal situations, is being considered. It loves being exposed with full sun or partial shade.
The flower spike is brownish.
It is a fairly low-growing, spreading grass, usually not more than several inches or 2 feet high. |
| Positive | TREEHUGR | On Feb 3, 2005, TREEHUGR from Now in Orlando, FL (Zone 9b) wrote: This species of native coastal florida grass has been researched for use as a turfgrass instead of non native turfgrass. The findings are that the grass if commercially available as sod would require less maintenance. Attempts to direct sow have not been successful mainly because non native invasive grasses take over during the establishment period. It's a lower growing and fine bladed blue green. |
