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Poaceae
Lesser quaking grass
Briza minor
Also known as Little quaking grass, Small quaking grass, Shivering grass, Briza virens var. minor
Native Plants · Ornamental Grass · Quaking Grass · Briza · Dried Flowers · Meadow · Annual Grass · Cottage Garden · Wildlife Garden · Decorative · Low Maintenance
Lesser quaking grass is a charming ornamental annual grass with delicate, dangling seed heads that tremble in the slightest breeze, making it a lovely addition to borders, meadows, or dried flower arrangements. It prefers well-drained soil and tolerates partial shade, though it produces its best display in a sunny or lightly shaded spot. Minimal watering and feeding are needed once established, making it ideal for low-maintenance gardens.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Temperature
- -30°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 9 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arkansas, Ascension, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, British Columbia, Burundi, California, Canary Is.
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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