Greek for “wool-bearing,” Eriophorum or clumping Cotton Grass grows with large, tufted, downy, white nodding spikelets in summer. It will naturalize to make a “cotton patch” if in a somewhat acidic and boggy area. Intriguing next to Ophiopogon ‘Ebony Knight,’ Sarracenia (Pitcher Plant), and Caltha (Marsh Marigold). Blooms AprilJune.

Mature size: 2 ft T, clumping

Sorry, grasses and sedges cannot be shipped to California.

Minimum temperature: -30F