In late June, clusters of drooping seed heads hang from arching stems atop this variety's clump of bamboo-like foliage. The seed heads emerge green, turn purplish bronze by late summer then dry to a straw color. The green leaves will turn copper in fall.
| Perennial | |
| Chasmanthium | |
| Northern Sea Oat | |
| Zone 5 | |
| 4+ hours | |
| Moist, Sandy, Wet | |
| Naturalized woodland edges | |
| Accent plant or cut flower | |
| 2-3' | |
| 1-3' | |
| Fall, Summer | |
| White, Yellow | |
| 2" | |
| Rapid | |
| Upright, Vase | |
| Plant-tone | |
| White | |
| Structure | |
| Yes | |
| Yes | |
| Yes | |
| Actaea, Hosta, Helenium, Hibiscus |