Eragrostis spectabilis (Purple Love Grass) River & Stream Warrior Plants When planted in mass it

When planted in mass it can form a lush carpet similar to a ground cover

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its distinctive violet flowers with their open corollas supposedly resemble a monkeys face and bloom all summer atop clean green squared stems

it is a favorite nectar source for the endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee (Bombus affinis)

Starry Campion is found in savannas

Eragrostis spectabilis (Purple Love Grass) River & Stream Warrior Plants When planted in mass itA short clumping warm season grass, Purple Love Grass can be a charming border plant. It prefers prairie and savanna situations with dry, sandy or gravel soils. Airy purple seed heads appear in late August, giving it a cloudlike appearance. As seeds mature, the flower stems loosen and detach, like tumbleweed. Eragrostis comes from the Greek eros (love) and agrostis (grass). Sun Exposure Prairie Savanna Soil Conditions Mesic Dry Height 2' Flower Color