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Poaceae
Bromus benekenii
Bromus benekenii
Also known as Bromus benekenii var. villosus, Bromopsis atlantica, Bromopsis ramosa subsp. benekenii, Bromopsis ramosa subsp. atlantica
Native Plants · Brome Grass · Woodland Grass · Shade Tolerant · Perennial Grass · Naturalising · Poaceae · Low Maintenance · European Grass · Wild Grass
Beneken's brome is a shade-tolerant perennial grass suited to woodland gardens and naturalistic plantings. It grows best in partial shade with average moisture and requires very little intervention once established. This grass is ideal for filling shaded gaps where other plants struggle.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately to keep soil evenly moist; do not allow to fully dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 3a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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