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Poaceae
Olive hymenachne
Hymenachne amplexicaulis
Also known as Panicum myurum, Panicum acuminatum, Panicum amplexicaule var. erectum, Hymenachne acutigluma
Tropical Plants · Native Plants · Tropical · Wetland · Grass · Aquatic · Warm-Season · Water-Garden · Humidity · Specialist
This tropical wetland grass requires consistently wet conditions and warm temperatures year-round. Best suited for water gardens, pond margins, or greenhouse cultivation in temperate climates. Demands high humidity and cannot tolerate drought or cold temperatures.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Maintain wet soil conditions, can tolerate standing water · Keep consistently moist
- Maintenance
- High
- 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
- Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, China South-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador
Sources: trefle
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