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Photograph(s) by*: PLANTS JS, CM NRCS
Characteristics
Height: 1-3'
Flowers: Aug.-Nov.; reddish brown
Fall color: reddish-tan
Conditions *
Light:
Moisture: Dry Moist Wet
Soil pH: 4.9-7
Soil type: Clay Loamy Sandy
Habitat
wet meadows, transition areas; poor soils
Native to
Region: Coastal Piedmont
Mountain *
States: MD VA WV DE NY PA
Wildlife
Notes
wildlife food and cover; tolerates drought; grows in tufts; reddish-tan fall color
Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1322.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004