About
This deciduous, clumping grass features distinctive swollen bases on its stems, along with leaves that are edged in white. In late summer, it produces airy panicles filled with flowers reminiscent of oats.
About the genus
Arrhenatherum consists of deciduous perennial grasses that create loose clumps of narrow leaves. In the summer, they produce drooping, oat-like flower clusters.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, South-facing, North-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H7
Plant details
- Plant type
- Grass Like
- Habit
- Tufted
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Easy to grow in most well-drained fertile soils
- Pruning
- Cut back to ground level in mid-summer
- Propagation
- Propagate by division from mid-spring to early summer
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Susceptible to a rust