| Description | A native ornamental grass best used in natural area's a very ornamental flower. |
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| Pronunciation | (hor-DEE-um)(joo-BAH-tum) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Grass Ornamental |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | full sun |
| Moisture | prefers moist but tolerates average to dry |
| Soil & Site | tolerable of most soils, prefers moist |
| Temperature | cool season grass |
| Flowers | Flowers: feathery flower heads on nodding stems. Starts greenish purple maturing brown, will sway with the slightest of breeze, can be dried. A short lived perennial that is ofter treated as an annual |
| Leaves | fine light green, round hollow grass stems, forming loose clumps |
| Dimensions | 12-24 inches tall |
| Maintenance | reseeds and can become a weed |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | North America Alaska to Mexico |
| Author's Notes | I grew up calling this plant "Scotties". To this day I don't know the origin of this name? |
| Notes & Reference | #103-The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses (Rick Darke) |
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