With an offensive sounding scientific name, American beakgrain is a seriously under-appreciated plant for shade gardens. It's easy to gro...Read Morew from seed planted in the fall (needs cold stratification) and is well-behaved in the garden. It grows very well in the shade (preferring that condition).
Although if you stretch out the drooping leaves, you can get up to 3 feet in length, more often than not, the total height of the standing plant is more close to a max of 2 feet. It is very attractive in growth as the strap-like leaves originate close to the base of the plant in a fountain-like form. (As opposed to a more normal "grass-like" growth where there is a primary stem that grows upright with the leaves growing from regular nodes up the stem.) Overall, it reminds me a bit of a short palm that one might find growing indoors.
Highly recommended for most of the eastern half of the country in shady conditions that aren't too dry.
With an offensive sounding scientific name, American beakgrain is a seriously under-appreciated plant for shade gardens. It's easy to gro...Read More