Eleusine coracana, commonly known as finger millet, is a prostrate cultivar of the Eleusine genus in the Poaceae family. This green-foliaged plant thrives in full sun with a south-facing, sheltered aspect. It prefers fertile, well-drained loam soil with a neutral pH and is hardy to UK zone H4. Suitable as a ground cover or lawn alternative, it is best cultivated from seed and is of interest during the spring and summer seasons.

Finger millet (Eleusine coracana) is a hardy H4 ground cover thriving in full sun, ideal as a lawn alternative with green foliage in spring and summer.

Eleusine coracana

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