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Beginner
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0.6m
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1m
max. height |
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2-5 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Chasmanthium latifolium
Other names: North America wild oats, Northern sea oats, Spangle grass, Sea oats, Uniola latifolia , Indian wood-oats, Broadleaf uniola
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Genus: Chasmanthium
Species: C. latifolium - C. latifolium is a loosely-tufted, spreading, deciduous, perennial grass with narrowly lance-shaped, arching, mid-green leaves that turn yellow in winter and, in late summer and early autumn, open panicles of flat, lance-shaped to ovate green spikelets, ageing to brown.
Chasmanthium latifolium is: Deciduous
Flower: Green in Summer; Pale-brown in Autumn
Foliage: Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Yellow-brown in Autumn; Yellow-brown in Winter
Habit: Arching, Clump-forming, Spreading
Plant with:
Verbena bonariensis (Purple top), Rudbeckia fulgida var sullivantii 'Goldsturm' (Black-eyed Susan), Perovskia 'Blue Spire' (Perovskia 'Blue Spire'), Rudbeckia 'Herbstsonne' (Coneflower 'Herbstsonne'), Nepeta govaniana (Catmint), Macleaya x kewensis 'Flamingo' (Plume poppy 'Flamingo), Papaver orientale 'John III' (Oriental poppy 'John III'), Duranta erecta (Golden dewdrop), Verbena hastata f. rosea 'Pink Spires' (Pink vervain 'Pink Spires'), Verbena hastata 'Blue Spires' (Verbena 'Blue Spires'), Perovskia 'Taiga' (Perovskia 'Taiga'), Verbena bonariensis 'Lollipop' (Purple top 'Lollipop'), Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian sage)
Chasmanthium latifolium (North America wild oats) will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Low Maintenance, Prairie planting
Cultivation: Grow in full sun in most moist, well-drained, fertile soils.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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Partial Shade, Full Sun |
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North, South, East, West |
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Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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