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Poaceae
Oryza rufipogon
Oryza rufipogon
Also known as Oryza sativa var. abuensis, Oryza paraguayensis, Oryza sativa var. coarctata, Oryza sativa subsp. fatua
Tropical Plants · Native Plants · Wild Rice · Aquatic Grass · Wetland · Bog Garden · Water Plant · Native Grass · Marsh · Paddies
Wild rice requires constantly wet conditions or shallow standing water to thrive. This aquatic grass needs warm temperatures and high humidity, making it suitable only for specialized bog gardens or water features. Maintain consistent moisture levels and provide partial shade protection during hot afternoons.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Maintain water level 2-4 inches above soil surface · Keep consistently moist
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Argentina Northeast, Assam, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, California, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, French Guiana, Guyana, Hainan, Haiti
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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