GRASS FAKAHATCHEE NATIVE

Buy native Fakahatchee Grass plants for sale at Advanced Nursery Growers in DeFuniak Springs, Florida. This large Florida native ornamental grass produces tall, rich-green foliage that rises from an attractive fountain-shaped clump. Its substantial size and tropical appearance make it an excellent choice for background plantings, privacy screens, rain gardens, large borders, and erosion control.

Fakahatchee Grass naturally grows near riverbanks, hammocks, and wetlands, making it especially useful for moist areas. Once established, it can also tolerate occasional drought. Small, unusual flower spikes in shades of cream, yellow, pink, orange, or rust appear above the foliage from late spring through summer.

Plant Details:

• Plant Type: Florida native ornamental grass
• Botanical Name: Tripsacum dactyloides
• Common Names: Fakahatchee Grass and Eastern Gamagrass
• Mature Size: Approximately 4–6 feet tall and 4–6 feet wide
• Sun: Full sun to partial shade
• USDA Zones: 8–11
• Foliage: Tall, arching, rich-green leaves
• Flower Color: Cream, white, yellow, pink, orange, or rust
• Bloom Season: Late spring through summer
• Growth Habit: Large, upright, fountain-shaped clump
• Soil: Adaptable to many soil types; performs especially well in moist or irrigated soil
• Water: Prefers regular moisture but becomes moderately drought tolerant once established
• Flood Tolerance: Tolerates temporary flooding and wet ground
• Wildlife Value: Provides shelter and food for wildlife and serves as a larval host plant for the Byssus skipper butterfly
• Maintenance: Low; remove old or cold-damaged foliage before new spring growth begins
• Landscape Uses: Rain gardens, bioswales, pond edges, background plantings, large borders, privacy screens, slopes, banks, erosion control, and native gardens

North Florida Growing Note: Fakahatchee Grass is well suited to the Florida Panhandle. A hard freeze may cause the foliage to turn brown or die back, but established plants normally return from their roots in spring.

Planting Tip: Allow plenty of room for this full-size grass to mature. Space plants approximately 4–6 feet apart. The leaves have finely toothed edges that can feel sharp, so avoid placing plants directly beside narrow walkways or areas where people frequently brush against the foliage.

Contact Advanced Nursery Growers

Contact Advanced Nursery Growers in DeFuniak Springs, Florida, for current availability, plant sizes, pricing, or help selecting Florida native plants for your landscape. Local pickup is available. Limited shipping may be available for select plants when approved in advance.

Wholesale

Wholesale pricing may be available to qualifying landscapers, garden centers, nurseries, and other green-industry professionals. Contact Advanced Nursery Growers for availability and wholesale-order information.

GRASS FAKAHATCHEE NATIVE ,Tripsacum dactyloides,  is also know as Eastern Gama Grass. It is food for the Byssas Skipper Butterfly. It is a great accent plant of border plant. It grows approx. 6 ft high and 5 feet wide. Zones 8-11.

https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/ornamentals/fakahatchee.html

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We only ship to the continental USA no shipping to California, Arizona, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Our plants ship bare root or with minimal soil in a bag.  5 gallon pots or larger they must be picked up at the nursery ( or call for special shipping arrangements to see if we can ship to you ).

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