Poaceae
Slough grass
Beckmannia syzigachne
Also known as cordgrass, Beckmannia eruciformis var. baicalensis, Beckmannia syzigachne var. hirsutiflora, Beckmannia baicalensis
Zones 4–9Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Moderate
Native Plants · Wetland · Slough · Flooding · Restoration · Wet-Soil · Meadow · Native · Grass · Wildlife
Pet-safeAttracts pollinators
Currently out of stock everywhereStock updated 9/6/2026
Slough grass thrives in moist to wet soils and tolerates periodic flooding. Ideal for wet meadows, pond margins, and restoration projects. Cut back in late winter to encourage fresh growth.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply when top 2 inches of soil are dry · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 2.5 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 10 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Austria, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Idaho
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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