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Beginner
skill rating |
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0.3m
max. spread |
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0.4m
max. height |
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1-2 years
to maturity |
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Koeleria glauca
Other names: Glaucous hair-grass
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Genus: Koeleria
Species: K. glauca - K. glauca is a tufted, semi evergreen perennial grass with thin, linear, glaucous grey-green leaves that turn to blue-green. In mid summer it bears silvery-white spike flowers that rise above the grass.
Koeleria glauca is: Semi evergreen
Flower: Silvery-grey in Summer
Foliage: Silvery-grey, Blue-green in All seasons
Habit: Clump-forming, Compact
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Koeleria glauca (Glaucous hair-grass) will reach a height of 0.4m and a spread of 0.3m after 1-2 years.
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Suggested uses: City, Cottage/Informal, Edging, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Containers, Rock
Cultivation: Soil does not need any particular richness will grow well in poor or moderately fertile soil with full exposure to wind and sun as long as the site is well drained.
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Chalky, Loamy, Sandy |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
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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