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Chasmanthium latifolium
Chasmanthium latifolium

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Zones 2-10, 14-24, 28-43
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Moderate

Chasmanthium latifolium

Sea Oats, Bamboo Grass
Poaceae (Gramineae)
Ornamental grasses and grasslike plants, Perennials

Broad, bamboo-like leaves make 2-ft. tall clump topped in midsummer by 2 to 5 ft. arching flowering stems carrying showers of silvery green spikelets that look like flattened clusters of oats.

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