American Beach Grass

5

• Brown

• Ammophila breviligulata - American Beach Grass

60 cm-90 cm

100 cm-125 cm

• Full Sun

• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained

• Attracts Birds

• Fast

• Green

• Drought Tolerant
• Low Maintenance
• Native to Ontario
• Xeriscape

• Lt. Sum-Fall
• Summer

• Clumping
• Spreading
• Upright

• Ground cover
• Naturalizing
• Rock garden
• Rooftop (extensive)

• Grows best in a sandy, well-drained, average to dry soil, in full sun. Plants spread by rhizomes and new shoots can appear a significant distance from the mother plant. (Please)

• Native to OntarioBeach Grass is vital habitat for the endangered Piping Plover (federal Species at Risk Act, 2003) along with other birds such as Short-eared owls and various gulls. The seeds feed Snow Buntings, and various insects feed on the blades.Warm Season Grasses: These grasses are much slower starting in the spring. They do not push new growth until temperatures warm in early to midsummer.  They flower later in the summer or fall with most blooms remaining into the winter. Most warm season grasses tolerate heat, humidity and drought; some even thrive in these conditions. Conversely, extra care should be taken when planting in early spring or late fall.