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Poaceae
Thinleaf false brome
Brachypodium phoenicoides
Also known as Slender false brome, Festuca phoenicoides, Brachypodium cespitosum var. phoenicoides, Brachypodium pinnatum var. phoenicoides
Native Plants · Ornamental Grass · Perennial Grass · Meadow · Low Maintenance · Ground Cover · Drought Adaptable · Native Grass · Brachypodium · European Grass · Cool Season
Thinleaf false brome is a hardy perennial grass that thrives in sunny to partly shaded spots with average, well-drained soil. Water regularly during establishment, then reduce frequency as the plant adapts to its environment. It requires minimal maintenance and is well suited to naturalistic or meadow garden plantings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow soil to partially dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Belgium, California, Corse, France, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Madeira, Morocco, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia, Yugoslavia
- Attracts
- Birds, Bees
Sources: trefle, usda
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