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Poaceae
Tropical finger grass
Digitaria ciliaris
Also known as Digitaria ciliaris subsp. nubica, Sanguinaria ciliaris, Panicum ornithopus, Digitaria ciliaris var. nubica
Tropical Plants · Native Plants · Tropical Grass · Fast Growing · Partial Shade · Naturalized · Ground Cover · Resilient · Tropical Landscaping · Quick Coverage
Tropical finger grass is a fast-growing, low-maintenance grass that adapts well to partial shade conditions. Regular watering during dry periods will keep it healthy, though it's quite resilient once established. Excellent for tropical landscaping and naturalized areas where quick coverage is needed.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly when top inch of soil is dry · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–7
- 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
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Aldabra, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Aruba, Ascension, Assam, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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