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Products > Aristida purpurea 'Chino Hills'
 
Aristida purpurea 'Chino Hills' - Purple Three Awn

Note: This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.  
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Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Grass
Family: Poaceae (Gramineae) (Grasses)
Origin: California (U.S.A.)
California Native (Plant List): Yes
Flower Color: Purple
Bloomtime: Summer/Fall
Height: 2-3 feet
Width: 1-2 feet
Exposure: Full Sun
Summer Dry: Yes
Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs
Winter Hardiness: 10-15° F
Aristida purpurea 'Chino Hills' (Purple Three Awn) - Native grass with fine-textured leaves to 30 inches tall and purple flowers that are showy when the sunlight illuminates them in the summer and fall. It is drought tolerant. And frost hardy to about 10 degrees F. Originally collected by Dylan Hannon (RSABG) in Tonner Canyon (Chino Puente Hills-Orange County near LA County line). 

This information about Aristida purpurea 'Chino Hills' displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.

 
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