Photo: Andrés González (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
Gulf Cockspur Grass
Echinochloa crus-pavonis
Gulf Cockspur Grass (Echinochloa crus-pavonis) is a landscape plant valued for its form and structure as much as its bloom. Gulf Cockspur Grass is sized and grown for a real yard, not a show bench. Match it to full sun to part shade and water it in for the first season while roots establish. One caveat: like any plant, its published range is a guideline, not a guarantee, for the specific microclimate of your yard. Given a spot that matches its light and water needs, it is a dependable, low-drama addition to the yard.
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Hardiness range
A hardiness zone is not on file for this plant yet, and a ZIP-level fit check is not available for it.
How it does in your yard
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Photo: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 542. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. (Public domain), Wikimedia Commons
Questions
Is Gulf Cockspur Grass native to the United States?
USDA PLANTS data does not record Gulf Cockspur Grass as native to the United States.
What USDA hardiness zone does Gulf Cockspur Grass need?
A minimum hardiness zone is not on file for Gulf Cockspur Grass yet.