Melica altissima 'Alba'
Siberian melic 'Alba', Tall melic 'Alba', White Siberian melic
Melica Melica
'Alba' _ 'Alba' is a tufted, clump-forming, spreading, deciduous perennial grass with linear, pointed, pale green leaves and erect stems bearing one-sided panicles of greenish-white flower spikelets from late spring to late summer.
Melica altissima 'Alba' is: Deciduous
Clump-forming, Spreading
Greenish-white in Spring; Greenish-white in Summer
Light green in Spring; Light green in Summer; Light green in Autumn
Generally pest free
Generally disease free
Cut back in spring
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Melica altissima 'Alba' (Siberian melic 'Alba') will reach a height of 4ft 11in and a spread of 2ft 7in after 2-5 years.
City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Containers
Plant in moderately fertile, moist, free-draining soil. Dislikes winter wet.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Melica altissima 'Alba'
Siberian melic 'Alba', Tall melic 'Alba', White Siberian melic
Melica Melica
'Alba' _ 'Alba' is a tufted, clump-forming, spreading, deciduous perennial grass with linear, pointed, pale green leaves and erect stems bearing one-sided panicles of greenish-white flower spikelets from late spring to late summer.
Deciduous
Clump-forming, Spreading
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Greenish-white in Spring; Greenish-white in Summer
Light green in Spring; Light green in Summer; Light green in Autumn
Generally pest free
Generally disease free
Cut back in spring
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Melica altissima 'Alba' (Siberian melic 'Alba') will reach a height of 4ft 11in and a spread of 2ft 7in after 2-5 years.
City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Containers
Plant in moderately fertile, moist, free-draining soil. Dislikes winter wet.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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