Poaceae
Paradoxa grass
Phalaris paradoxa
Also known as Phalaris paradoxa var. praemorsa, Phalaris paradoxa var. appendiculata, Phalaris paradoxa f. praemorsa, Phalaris paradoxa f. nana
Native Plants · Phalaris · Annual · Grass · Self-Seeding · Hardy · Drought-Tolerant · Naturalized · Low-Water · Paradoxa
A hardy annual grass that self-seeds readily and requires minimal water once established. Thrives in partial shade and poor soils, making it excellent for low-maintenance naturalized areas. Allow soil to dry completely between deep waterings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply then allow soil to dry completely between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–8
- Temperature
- -30°F to 100°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 15 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Arizona, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Bolivia, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, China South-Central, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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