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Poaceae
Curved sicklegrass
Parapholis incurva
Also known as Pholiurus incurvus subsp. incurvatus, Avena carmelii, Rottboellia incurva, Lepturus incurvatus f. major
Native Plants · Grass · Mediterranean · Coastal · Xeriscape · Low-Water · Naturalized · Ornamental-Grass · Drought-Resistant
This hardy Mediterranean grass thrives in full sun with minimal water once established. Best suited for xeriscapes, coastal gardens, or naturalized areas where it can spread freely. Very low maintenance and drought tolerant once mature.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing soil to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- 10°F to 100°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 7a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 12 in
- Spread
- 6 in
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Chile Central, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, East Aegean Is., Egypt
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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