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Poaceae
India sandbur
Cenchrus biflorus
Also known as Cenchrus perinvolucratus, Buffelgrass sandbur, Cenchrus triflorus, Cenchrus barbatus
Tropical Plants · Native Plants · Sandbur · Drought · Tolerant · Hardy · Grass · Arid · Naturalized · Seed · Heads · Wildlife
India sandbur is extremely hardy and drought-tolerant, requiring minimal care once established. Plant in well-draining soil and water sparingly as it naturally thrives in arid conditions. Handle with care due to sharp seed burrs that develop.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Deep watering followed by dry periods, very drought tolerant once established · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.5
- 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
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Chad, Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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