Part sun, or shade. Evergreen.
Partial shade. Semi-evergreen. A native perennial shade grass with long, broad leaf blades and attractive spikelet flowers. It is easily grown from seed and common under the dappled shade canopy of live oaks and other trees in woodlands, canyons, urban side yards and alleys. The fuzzy inflorescences light up in the setting sun.
In the home landscape, foxtail bristlegrass is probably most noticeable at the edges of the cultivated landscape during the summer mowing season. It is not an aggressive grass; avoiding mowing it and giving it some space will result in cheerful seedheads that may delight the eye. Painted buntings and other seed-eating birds may visit it during summer and autumn migration. Â
No particular care needed as this is a wild grass; it tolerates disturbed soils more than some other native grasses. For plants grown under cultivation, water sparingly during drought to maintain inflorescence. Can be cut back during summer dormancy and after winter.
A wild bunch grass with a solitary inflorescense of bristly spikes at the end of its long stems.Â
