Poaceae
Anthoxanthum nipponicum
Anthoxanthum nipponicum
Also known as Anthoxanthum odoratum var. glabrescens, Anthoxanthum odoratum var. nipponicum, Anthoxanthum alpinum, Anthoxanthum nipponicum var. furumii
Native Plants · Ornamental Grass · Anthoxanthum · Alpine Grass · Cool Season Grass · Poaceae · Rock Garden · Native Grass · Low Maintenance · Perennial Grass · Specialty Plant
Anthoxanthum nipponicum is a cool-season ornamental grass best suited for rock gardens, alpine plantings, or naturalized areas with well-drained soil and partial to full sun. It requires minimal maintenance once established, needing only occasional watering and a light trim in early spring to encourage fresh growth. This grass is rarely available in mainstream nurseries and is best sourced from specialist alpine or native plant growers.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow soil surface to dry slightly between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4–4.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Altay, Austria, Buryatiya, Chita, Corse, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Finland, France, FøRoyar, Germany, Great Britain, Iceland, Iran, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is.
- Attracts
- Bees, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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