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Poaceae
Silvery hair grass
Aira cupaniana
Also known as Aira caryophyllea var. cupaniana, Avena cupaniana, Aira sorrentinoi, Aira cupaniana var. incerta
Native Plants · Ornamental · Grass · Silvery · Mediterranean · Rock · Garden · Drought · Tolerant · Fine · Texture
Silvery hair grass is an attractive ornamental grass with delicate, silvery seed heads. It prefers well-draining soil and partial shade, making it excellent for rock gardens or Mediterranean-style plantings. Very low maintenance once established.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately and allow soil to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- 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
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Algeria, Baleares, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Corse, East Aegean Is., France, Free State, Greece, Italy, Kriti, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, New South Wales, Norfolk Is., Portugal, Queensland, Sardegna
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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