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Poaceae
Purple false brome
Brachypodium distachyon
Also known as False brome, Brachypodium distachyon f. platystachyum, Brachypodium, Brachypodium distachyon f. undulatifolium
Zones 4–9Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Low
Native Plants · Ornamental Grass · Annual Grass · Brachypodium · Prairie · Naturalistic Garden · Drought Tolerant · Low Maintenance · Model Organism · Fine Texture · Seed Head
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
Purple false brome is a compact annual grass widely used as a genetic model plant, but it can also serve as a fine-textured ornamental in naturalistic or prairie-style gardens. It prefers well-draining soils and tolerates moderate drought once established, requiring minimal supplemental watering. Plant in a sunny to partly shaded spot and allow it to self-seed freely for a naturalized effect.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly until soil is moistened; allow soil to dry between waterings as this grass tolerates dry conditions well · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 10 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Albania, Azores, Baleares, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Djibouti, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Gulf States, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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