10 Seeds Koeleria macrantha June Grass Native Ornamental Prairie Grass
Koeleria macrantha, commonly known as June Grass, is a cool-season perennial bunchgrass native to prairies and open meadows. It forms neat, compact clumps of fine blue-green foliage that mature to attractive silvery-green seed heads, offering a tidy, understated texture for naturalistic and low-water plantings.
This versatile grass works well in borders, rock gardens, meadow mixes, and container plantings, where its upright habit and early-summer flower spikes add soft movement and contrast. It pairs nicely with wildflowers and other prairie species and provides dependable structure through the growing season.
Species: Koeleria macrantha
Variety: Common
Type: Perennial bunchgrass
Plant_Habit: Compact clumping
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Soil: Well-drained, sandy to loamy
Days_to_Harvest: Not applicable
Zones: 3 to 9
Germination: 14 to 28 days at 60 to 70F
Sowing: Surface sow, light needed for germination
Spacing: 12 to 18 inches
Notes: Cool-season grower, drought tolerant once established