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Poaceae
Red grass
Themeda triandra
Also known as Red thatching grass, Themeda triandra, Common thatching grass, Anthistiria forskalii
Native Plants · Ornamental-Grass · Warm-Season · Red-Seedheads · Savanna · African-Grass · Themeda · Poaceae · Drought-Tolerant · Naturalistic · Landscaping
Red grass is a robust, warm-season perennial ornamental grass valued for its striking reddish seed heads and fine-textured foliage, thriving in open sunny to lightly shaded positions. It is well adapted to a wide range of soils and is moderately drought tolerant once established, making it a low-maintenance choice for naturalistic plantings and savanna-style gardens. Water deeply but infrequently during the first growing season to encourage deep root development.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 5–7.5
- Temperature
- -35°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 3b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Djibouti, East Himalaya, Egypt
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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