Landscape Uses:
	Accent grass in open coastal uplands.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by one or two native plant nurseries in South Florida. Available in Boynton Beach at Sustainscape (561-245-5305).
Description:
	Medium to large herbaceous grass.
Height:
	Typically 2-5 feet in height; to 6 feet when in flower. Spreading from underground stems (rhizomes) and forming patches broader than tall.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Eastern and southern United States west to New Mexico and south to the Monroe County Keys; Bahamas, Cuba and Mexico (Yucatan Peninsula). Rare in the Monroe County Keys.
Habitats:
	Beach dunes and coastal uplands.
Soils:
	Moist, well-drained sandy soils, without humus.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Frontline; grows in direct salt wind but away from constant salt spray.
Drought Tolerance:
	High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	Light brown inflorescence.
Flower Characteristics:
	Inconspicuous.
Flowering Season:
	All year; peak spring-summer.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous light brown caryopsis.
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed.
Comments:
	Horticultural synonyms: P. amarulum.