| Description | A smaller flowering grass with striking fall color. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (spoh-dee-oh-POH-gon)(si-BEER-ih-kus) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Grass Ornamental |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
| Sunlight | full sun to lightly shaded, flops in heavier shaded sites |
| Moisture | prefers moist, resents dry |
| Soil & Site | moist |
| Flowers | purplish turning to brown, held above the foliage, starts mid summer, holds through the winter |
| Leaves | bright green during the growing season turning to purplish brown |
| Dimensions | 2-3 feet or larger, clumping |
| Propagation | division, seeds |
| Native Site | Native to Korea, north China, Siberia and Japan. |
| Misc Facts | (syn. Muhlenbergia alpestris, Lasiogrostis splendens) |
| Notes & Reference | #92-The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grass (Greenlee), #222-The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes (Rick Darke) |
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