Sporobolus airoides, Alkali Sacaton mexico California Yerba Santa

California Yerba Santa

chasteberry

Red spikey flowers bloom year around with seed pods that look like snow peas and  when ripe they explode

It is great for bank stabilization

Sporobolus airoides, Alkali Sacaton mexico California Yerba SantaAlkali Sacaton A California Native grass that grows in Southern and Central California in the coast, foothills, and in desert mountains. It can reach a heigh of up to four feet high and two feet wide. It grows fast in the summer. Yellow flowers bloom in the summer. This plant produces a pollen that can produce an allergic reaction. Plant with: Saltbush (Atriplex sp.), Apache Plume (Fallugia paradoxa), Rush (Juncus sp.), Evening PrimRose (Oenothera