RATTLESNAKE GRASS, QUAKING GRASS

TYPE

Annuals
Ornamental Grasses

SUN EXPOSURE

Full Sun

WATER

Drought Tolerant

PLANTING ZONES

US (Upper South) / Zone 6
MS (Middle South) / Zone 7
LS (Lower South) / Zone 8
CS (Coastal South) / Zone 9
TS (Tropical South) / Zone 10
TS (Tropical South) / Zone 11

Plant Details

Native to Mediterranean region. Delicate, graceful ornamental grass; attractive in fresh or dried arrangements. Grows 12 feet high. Leaves are 14 inches wide, to 6 inches long. Clusters of nodding, inches-long, seed-bearing spikelets (like rattlesnake rattles) can reach 4 inches long. These papery, straw-colored clusters dangle on threadlike stems. Scatter seed where plants are to grow; thin seedlings to 1 feet apart. B. media is similar but perennial; grows 3 feet tall.