Purple Love Grass - Eragrostis spectabilis

Features:  This descriptively named grass names a great prairie garden border. Its seed heads can look like purple haze from a distance. Low mound of light green leaves; sprays of tiny reddish-mauve flowers late summer like a haze of smoke. Self-seeds. Drought tolerant. Light red flower at 18"

Light: Sun 

Soil: Dry

Height: 1.5 to 2 feet

Blooms: August to September

See more information and photos at: Illinois Wildflowers and USDA Plants Database