About
This decorative grass, reaching 50-200cm, with fountain-like habit. It bears ornamental plumes in white. 'Pearl Eyelash' is valued in garden settings.
About the genus
Melica are deciduous, clump-forming perennial grasses with soft, linear leaves and arching stems bearing narrow panicles of flattened flowering spikelets in summer
Plant details
Suggested usesBorders, prairie planting
Care notes
CultivationWell-drained soil, full sun
PruningCut back late winter
PropagationDivide in spring
Pest resistancePest-free
Disease resistanceRust possible