![Silver Plumegrass, Fairy Wands - Saccharum alopecuroides (Erianthus alopecuroides) 3](https://tnyards.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/170/2021/02/saccharum-alopecuroides-1-marlow.jpg)
Common Name: Silver Plumegrass, Fairy Wands
Full to part sun, medium to moderately dry moisture level, best grown in average sandy or rocky soil (not rich), moderately to slightly acid pH. 5-6 feet height, blooms in fall, spreads by rhizomes.
Germination Code: ?
Native Region: Statewide
Warm season. Grows in damp woods, open areas, and field margins in the southeastern U.S. Produces a large, rosy copper plume in the fall that fades to a silvery peach. Somewhat coarse grass. Plants grown in rich soil usually need staking.
![Silver Plumegrass, Fairy Wands - Saccharum alopecuroides (Erianthus alopecuroides)](https://tnyards.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/170/2021/02/saccharum-alopecuroides-2-marlow.jpg)
![Silver Plumegrass, Fairy Wands - Saccharum alopecuroides (Erianthus alopecuroides) 2](https://tnyards.utk.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/170/2021/02/saccharum-alopeduroides-3-marlow.jpg)