Short-Grass Meadow Blend
Species: wiregrass (Aristida stricta), bottlebrush three-awn (Aristida spiciformis), pinewoods dropseed (Sporobolus junceus), sunshine mimosa (Mimosa strigillosa), twinflower (Dyschoriste oblongifolia), gopher apple (Licania michauxii), wild petunia (Ruellia caroliniensis), dwarf blanket flower (Gaillardia x grandifloria, Gaillardia pulchella).
Native: all
Height: 12-15 inch; grass seed heads will be higher
Maintenance: Use string trimmer or swing blade to remove seed heads but don’t cut lower than 10 inches
Ground Covers
1. Penny grass (Dichondra carolinensis or micrantha)
Native: yes
Characteristics: creeping prostrate evergreen perennial herb with tiny round bright green leaves; tolerates foot traffic.
Maintenance: no need to mow or trim
2. Wedelia trilobata
Native: no, but has naturalized
Characteristics: evergreen perennial with stems that creep and root, can be invasive, plant where you don’t mind if it spreads rapidly, has small daisy-like blooms in summer.
Maintenance: mow to renew