About
Glyceria fluitans, floating sweet grass, is a vigorous, moisture-loving perennial grass with narrow, strap-shaped, fresh-green leaves and narrow, arching panicles of greenish spikelets in summer. A useful and ornamental grass for the shallow margins of ponds and streams.
About the genus
Glyceria, the sweet grasses, are vigorous, spreading, moisture-loving or aquatic, rhizomatous perennial grasses with narrowly strap-shaped leaves and green or purple-tinged flowering panicles in late summer. Excellent plants for the margins of ponds and streams.
Plant details
Suggested usesBorders, prairie planting, containers.
Care notes
CultivationPlant in well-drained soil in sun. Cut back in late winter.
PruningCut old growth to the base in late winter before new shoots emerge.
PropagationDivide established clumps in spring.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free. Monitor for common garden pests.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant. Ensure good air circulation.