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Melica altissima 'Alba' (Siberian melic 'Alba')

Beginner
skill rating
1 hour care
per year
1.5m
Max height
0.8m
Max spread
2-5 years
To maturity

Plant details

Botanical name

Melica altissima 'Alba'

Other names

Siberian melic 'Alba', Tall melic 'Alba', White Siberian melic

Genus

Melica Melica

Variety or Cultivar

'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

Habit

Clump-forming, Spreading

Flower

Greenish-white in Spring; Greenish-white in Summer

Foliage

Light green in Spring; Light green in Summer; Light green in Autumn

How to care

Watch out for

Pests

Generally pest free

Diseases

Generally disease free

General care

Pruning

Cut back in spring

Propagation methods

Division

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Where to grow

Melica altissima 'Alba' (Siberian melic 'Alba') will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 0.8m after 2-5 years.

Suggested uses

City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Containers

Cultivation

Plant in moderately fertile, moist, free-draining soil. Dislikes winter wet.

Soil type

Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)

Soil drainage

Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Aspect

North, South, East, West

Exposure

Exposed, Sheltered

Hardiness

Hardy (H4)

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Botanical name

Melica altissima 'Alba'

Other names

Siberian melic 'Alba', Tall melic 'Alba', White Siberian melic

Genus

Melica Melica

Variety or Cultivar

'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.

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Clump-forming, Spreading

Colour

Flower

Greenish-white in Spring; Greenish-white in Summer

Foliage

Light green in Spring; Light green in Summer; Light green in Autumn

How to care

Watch out for

Pests

Generally pest free

Diseases

Generally disease free

General care

Pruning

Cut back in spring

Propagation methods

Division

Monthly care advice

Where to grow

Melica altissima 'Alba' (Siberian melic 'Alba') will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 0.8m after 2-5 years.

Suggested uses

City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Containers

Cultivation

Plant in moderately fertile, moist, free-draining soil. Dislikes winter wet.

Soil type

Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)

Soil drainage

Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Aspect

North, South, East, West

Exposure

Exposed, Sheltered

Hardiness

Hardy (H4)

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