Whitegrass
Leersia virginicanative · Central Texas
Whitegrass is a grass native to Central Texas that grows 3 ft tall. It wants full sun or part shade and medium water. Blooms green in late summer. Good for butterflies.
Wet ground only. Usually found in wetlands and creek bottoms. It wants reliably moist ground and struggles in a dry upland bed.
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The facts
5 sources- Type
- Grass
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade (3–6 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Medium
- Height
- About 3 ft
- Bloom
- Late Summer · green
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Wildlife
- Supports butterflies
Where it grows
11 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.