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Poaceae
Loose silky-bent
Apera spica-venti
Also known as Wind grass, Silky bent grass, Apera spica-venti, Agrostis boetica
Native Plants · Ornamental Grass · Silky Bent · Apera · Meadow Grass · Partial Shade · Low Maintenance · Naturalized · Cool Season Grass
Loose silky-bent is a delicate ornamental grass best suited for outdoor garden beds or naturalized areas with partial shade. It requires minimal care once established and benefits from average moisture levels without overwatering. Thin plants regularly to prevent crowding and maintain airflow.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly; tolerates average rainfall and does not require supplemental irrigation once established · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 5–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 88°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 2 ft
- Spread
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 4 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Canary Is., Central European Rus, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District Of Columbia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Egypt
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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