Family | Poaceae |
Description | Large clumping cool season perennial grass 1.5 to 2m high, the inflorescences a little taller than the foliage. |
Flowering time | Spasmodically throughout the year. |
Distribution & botanical details | click here |
Vegetation communities | Wide range, often grows at the base of trees |
Soil types | Wide range |
Values/uses | |
-habitat values | Large clumping grasses are often important habitat for ground dwelling mammals. |
-amenity/ornamental values | A very elegant grass with beautiful feathery inflorescences. Bold upright form. Could be used widely in parks and gardens as a substitute for large exotic grasses such as Zantedeschia. Should be extremely useful for difficult dry shade sites under trees in low water use gardens. |
-economic/functional values | Could be used to increase biodiversity and habitat value in woodland communities. |
Tolerances | |
-water deficit | high |
-compaction | average |
-waterlogging | average to high |
-shade | average to high |
-soil salinity | not known |
-salt spray | not known |
-pH | acid-neutral |
-minimum temperature | -8 degrees |
Seed and germination details | |
-avge no. seeds per gram | 500 |
-viability period | long |
-dormancy | none |
-treatment | none |
-days from first to last germination at 25 degrees | not known but seems to germinate readily |
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