About
Briza maxima is a perennial grass that can reach heights of up to 60 cm. It develops a clump of narrow, flat leaves and produces panicles that bear large, flat, ovate spikelets. These pale yellow spikelets hang from delicate, slender stems.
About the genus
Briza includes both annual and perennial grasses that develop dense clusters of narrow leaves. These plants produce elongated, airy panicles featuring drooping spikelets on delicate stems, making them valuable for use in dried floral arrangements.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, East-facing, South-facing, North-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H6
Plant details
- Plant type
- Grass Like
- Habit
- Tufted
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 1-2 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden
- Native to
- Mediterranean
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Easy to grow in most well-drained fertile soils in a sunny position
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed, sown in situ in spring or autumn
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free