Frost Grass
Spodiopogon sibiricus
Poaceae
Other names
Silver Spikegrass, Siberian Graybeard
Growth habit
Grass/Sedge
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Siberia, Manchuria, China, Korea, and Japan
Location
Source of plant
Sunny Border Nurseries
Description
Plants reach 1.5 m in height with upright culms; rhizome creeping and scaly. Leaf blades are often tinged purple-red in autumn and are held perpendicular to the culms giving the plant a strong horizontal orientation. Inflorescence narrow-lanceolate, to 20 cm long, pubescent, the spikelets narrow-ovate, effective in summer.
USDA Hardiness Zone
7