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Description
Starrush Whitetop is an evergreen native grass with upright slender foliage. Long stems sporting spikelets surrounded by showy creamy white bracts with green tips resemble flowers go up from late spring into summer. Prefers partial sun and consistently moist to wet soil. Tolerates shallow water and poorly drained clay soils.
Syn. with Dichromena colorata.
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Type: |
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Origins: |
SE NA to Northern N. SA; GA Native |
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Height: |
1' - 2’ |
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Spread: |
2’ - 3’ |
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Spacing: |
2.5’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
7 - 10 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Yellow/White |
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Season of Interest: |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. It can tolerate standing water and all but driest conditions.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Garden, Native Garden, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Groundcover, Pond edges, Marshes and Water Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Turtlehead, Fern, Baptisia
IMAGES: T.Voekler, Rhynchospora colorata Cyperaceae, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Dichromena colorata 4zz, CC BY-SA 4.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
