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Poaceae
Setaria sphacelata
Setaria sphacelata
Also known as Panicum sphacelatum, Setaria laxispica, Setaria aurea, Chaetochloa aurea
Tropical Plants · Native Plants · Grass · Ornamental · Bristle · Golden · Naturalized · Texture · African · Setaria
Golden bristlegrass is a robust perennial grass that adapts well to various growing conditions with minimal care. It prefers well-draining soil and can tolerate some drought once established. This ornamental grass works well in naturalized plantings and provides texture to landscape designs.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately and allow soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- 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
- 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Burkina, Burundi, California, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Caroline Is.
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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