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Poaceae
Sourgrass
Digitaria insularis
Also known as Milium villosum, Valota insularis, Trichachne insularis, Nardus dactyloides
Tropical Plants · Native Plants · Grass · Drought-Tolerant · Warm-Season · Erosion-Control · Native · Wildlife · Naturalized · Digitaria
This warm-season grass is extremely drought tolerant once established and requires minimal care. Best suited for naturalized areas or native plant gardens in warmer climates. Not commonly available in nurseries as it's primarily valued for erosion control and wildlife habitat.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply then allow soil to dry 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, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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