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STOCKTON
GARDEN CLUB
Purple Needlegrass (Stipa Pulchra)
Purple Seed Heads
Growth: 3 ft tall
Deep Roots which make it drought tolerance & erosion control
Soil: most soil types, included poor
Sun: Full Sun or Part Shade; lower water meadow garden
Attracts: Birds and other wildlike; Supports caterpillars & Butterflies
Cut back when turns brown at end of summer

Perennial California native grass named California's State Grass in 2004
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