Family | Poaceae |
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Description | tussock-forming perennial grasses |
Flowering Time | spring-summer |
Distribution & Botanical Details | Click Here |
Florabank Profile | |
Vegetation Communities | wide range |
Soil Types | wide range, generally medium to heavy |
Values / Uses | |
Revegetation / Habitat Values | valuable understorey grasses, excellent colonisers and also long-lived. Various species often found growing together and therefore difficult to find pure stands for harvest. As a result usually sold as a species mix. |
Amenity / Ornamental Values | attractive in flower |
Other Values | good stock fodder |
Tolerances | |
Water Deficit | average-high |
Compaction | average |
Waterlogging | average |
Shade | average |
Minimum Temperature | -8 |
Average no. Seeds per Gram | contact us for details |
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Viability Period | medium |
Dormancy | none |
Treatment | none |
Days From First to Last Germination at 25 Degrees | |
Direct Seeding | easy but can be difficult to spread |