Marshhay Cordgrass

If grown in a freshwater environment, S. patens will grow much bigger.



Use as a shoreling stabilization plant on edges of sand beaches and saltmarsh.

Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges.



High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salty wind and salt spray without injury.

Birds and other animals eat the seeds.

Salt and brackish water of shores, farmlands, marshes, dunes.

• Interesting foliage, Hurricane wind resistance