Rewilding My Lot

Inland Sea Oats aka Inland Wood Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium) grow well in a shady environment, and are useful in preventing soil erosion.

In the shade bed on the north side of the house, where water run-off from the roof has cut a groove into the ground below, I thought that Inland Sea Oats would be helpful and happy.

I was gifted a few Inland Sea Oats seeds from Headwaters at the Comal, where I volunteer to help maintain the nature center there. I chose a time to disperse them after we had had a good rainfall so that the ground would be moist. The most important thing when sowing seeds for native plants is good seed to soil contact, but beyond that, these will get no special treatment — this plant is known to grow well from seed.

In addition to the seeds, I happened to acquire a small Inland Sea Oats plant in a recent plant sale, so I’ve added that to the area as well (this was actually planted about a month ago). So between the plant and the seeds, I don’t expect any problems in getting this established.