Spartina pectinata (Prairie Cordgrass) Cover Crop Though it is called obedient

Though it is called obedient

The creamy green/white flower really put on a show in July and August

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Spartina pectinata (Prairie Cordgrass) Cover Crop Though it is called obedientSpartina pectinata (Prairie Cordgrass) is a tough plant found in wet prairies and in stream floodplains. Its majestic and distinctive seed heads are quite stunning and easily found and identified in later summer in our local wetlands. Spartina pectinata can be used in rain gardens or its roots can grip the soil along ditches, streams, swales, and rivers to revitalize and stabilize banks. It can be a bit aggressive if given time but use this to your