Deer Grass Flower

Did you know

• Deer grass is one of the few temperate members of the Melastomataceae, a family overwhelmingly concentrated in the tropics.
• The urn-shaped seed capsules are as ornamental as the flowers, persisting through winter on dried stems.
• The name 'deer grass' comes from the observation that white-tailed deer readily browse the tender foliage.
• Its bright yellow, banana-shaped anthers are distinctive and release pollen through terminal pores rather than slits.
• Deer grass naturally grows in wet pine savannas and bog edges that depend on periodic fire to stay open.

Color meanings

Uses

• rain gardens
• bog gardens
• native wildflower meadows