Fakahatchee Grass is an extremely easy plant to grow. It forms a round clump of grass that looks very appealing while adding a natural touch to the landscape . It is an excellent choice for those looking for plants for their native garden. Fakahatchee Grass is also great for those wet spots in your yard where it is difficult to grow other plants.
How to care for Fakahatchee Grass
Light. Grows best in full sun and handles partial shade.
Water. Water regularly while it establishes. It grows best in moist or irrigated sites but adapts to drier ones, and it tolerates standing water and flooding.
Soil and feeding. It prefers well-drained to moderately well-drained sandy or loamy soil. Once established it needs almost no maintenance.
Size. Forms a dense clump about 5 ft tall and 2–6 ft wide. Flower spikes rise above the leaves in late spring.
Pruning. It does not need pruning. If a cold spell browns the leaves, cut it back at the end of winter; new growth fills in by spring.
Good to know. A Florida native and larval host plant for the Byssus skipper and other skippers. It takes some salty wind but not direct salt spray. Leaf edges carry small, sharp teeth.
Sources: UF/IFAS Gardening Solutions: Fakahatchee Grass · Florida Native Plant Society Plant Database: Tripsacum dactyloides
