trefle.io · Taken Jan 1, 1900 by EOL − USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. (public)
Poaceae
Drooping woodreed
Cinna latifolia
Also known as Muhlenbergia baicalensis, Blyttia suaveolens, Agrostis latifolia, Agrostis alba var. koreensis
Native Plants · Woodreed · Woodland · Shade-Loving · Moist-Soil · Cool-Climate · Native · Forest · Cinna
Drooping woodreed thrives in cool, moist woodland conditions with consistent moisture and partial shade. This northern native grass requires regular watering and benefits from mulching to maintain soil moisture. Best suited for shaded woodland gardens or naturalized forest settings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist, prefers high humidity · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.7–7
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 2.5 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 15 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Arizona, Baltic States, Belarus, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, East European Russia, Finland, Idaho, Illinois, Irkutsk
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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