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Poaceae
Lachnagrostis filiformis
Lachnagrostis filiformis
Also known as Calamagrostis chamissonis, Vilfa novae-hollandiae, Agrostis forsteri, Lachnagrostis avenacea
Native Plants · Native Grass · Ornamental Grass · Poaceae · Meadow · Erosion Control · Revegetation · Fine Texture · Airy Seed Heads · Restoration · Wildlife Habitat
Lachnagrostis filiformis, commonly known as blown-grass or common blown grass, is a fine-textured native grass that produces airy, feathery seed heads that catch the breeze beautifully in naturalistic plantings. It thrives in open, well-drained to moderately moist soils in partial sun and is an excellent choice for revegetation, erosion control, and native meadow gardens. This undemanding grass requires very little maintenance once established and is valued in ecological restoration projects acr
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly; allow soil to partially dry between waterings once established · Every 7-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- 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
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, California, Cape Provinces, Chatham Is., Chile Central, Chile South, Costa Rica, Desventurados Is., Easter Is., Free State, Hawaii, Japan, Kermadec Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Lesser Sunda Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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