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Beginner
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0.6m
max. spread |
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1.4m
max. height |
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2-5 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Helictotrichon sempervirens
Other names: Blue oat grass, Avena sempervirens
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Genus: Helictotrichon
Species: H. sempervirens - H. sempervirens is a densely tufted, evergreen grass with rigid, blue-green leaves and large, open panicles of small, straw-coloured spikelets on erect stems in early and midsummer.
Helictotrichon sempervirens is: Evergreen
Flower: Pale-brown in Summer
Foliage: Silvery-grey, Blue-green in All seasons
Habit: Clump-forming, Compact, Dense, Erect
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Helictotrichon sempervirens (Blue oat grass) will reach a height of 1.4m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Architectural, Beds and borders, City, Cottage/Informal, Gravel, Low Maintenance, Rock
Cultivation: Grow in poor to somewhat fertile, alkaline to neutral, well-drained soil in full sun.
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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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Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
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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Comment from
Nicola
Helictotrichon sempervirens (Blue oat grass) has been used in The HESCO Garden by Leeds City Council for Chelsea Flower Show 2009.
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- Posted: Fri. 15th May 2009 11:17
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