Bromus ciliatus - Fringed Brome

Sizes available: HPP quart

Basics:  zones 3-8, 12" x 2-4', part shade to sun, blooms late summer into fall, prefers consistent moisture but not picky about soil

Common names: Fringed Brome

Family: Poaceae

Origin/Distribution: wide distribution across North America, native to Maine

Habitat: floodplain, moist low spots, wet edges, lightly shaded woods in openings and edges

More: A cool season, clump-forming grass that provides habitat for numerous creatures. The attractive, nodding seed heads look lovely, both fresh or dried, in flower arrangements. Potential as a forage plant for cattle. Songbirds, ground-nesting birds, and small mammals also eat the seeds. Imagine this beautiful grass and its arching flower stalks swaying and rustling in the breeze. Good for rain gardens, bioswales, pond edges, containers, and woodland gardens with high light shade and moisture-retentive soil. I love bromes. They are common and un-fussy and one of the many grasses and sedges I am going to continue to talk you into using in your garden.

Nursery: seed grown at Honey Petal Plants, seed from Prairie Moon Nursery

Image credits: Prairie Moon Nursery