Northern Sea Oats - A near perfect perennial

Northern Sea Oats, sometimes called Wild Oats or even River Oats, is a great addition to any garden.

It's very happy in zones 3-8, is long-lived and is cold-hardy.

It is an ornamental, herbaceous perennial grass, mainly grown for its foliage.

It may be considered on the protected list, so be careful not to dig it up in the wild. Instead buy them online here. We love it in our garden.

I love to hear the way it sounds when the wind blows, and it reminds me of the sea oats on the sand dunes at the beach.

Lounge in a comfy hammock next to them and imagine yourself at your favorite beach hang-out.

Another great attraction to this great perennial grass is that it is deer-resistant. I would even say deer-proof. No matter how hungry our deer become, they never touch this plant.

It's other great characteristics have landed it in Tracy Disabato-Aust's new book entitled 50 High-Impact, Low-Care Garden Plants

Being insect and disease resistant is also plus, as well as the fact that you don't have to fertilize or stake it.

This plant is also pretty carefree since you don't have to dead-head it until the following spring. Then simply cut the entire plant back to about 6 to 12 inches above the ground.

Care for you Northern Sea Oats by giving it soil with a pH of between 6 to 7.5. Water regularly. Divide by rootball or from seeds left to dry on the plant.

We have propagated Northern Sea Oats by taking handfuls of the dried plant and placing them where ever we want them to grow.

See for yourself how great this plant is at the video below. The video will start out with the sound of sea oats blowing in the wind. Then, I'll tell you a little more about it.

Enjoy!

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