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Poaceae
Tickle grass
Panicum trichoides
Also known as Hair grass, Agrostis ticklegrass, Panicum filamentosum, Hairgrass
Tropical Plants · Native Plants · Tropical Grass · Ornamental · Fine Texture · Panicum · Warm Season · Delicate · Border Plant
Tickle grass is a delicate tropical ornamental that adds fine texture to garden borders. Provide consistent moisture and protection from strong winds to prevent damage to its slender stems. Best grown in warm climates with reliable rainfall or irrigation.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water when top inch of soil is dry, maintain consistent moisture · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- 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
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Argentina Northwest, Aruba, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Central African Repu, China Southeast, Christmas I., Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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