Milium effusum 'Aureum'
Bowles' golden grass, Golden wood millet, Golden millet grass
Milium Milium
'Aureum' _ 'Aureum' is a slowly spreading, clump-forming, semi-evergreen, perennial grass with arching, linear to strap-shaped, golden-yellow leaves and nodding panicles of golden-yellow flowers from late spring to midsummer.
Milium effusum 'Aureum' is: Semi evergreen
Clump-forming
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Golden-yellow in Spring; Golden-yellow in Summer
Golden-yellow in All seasons
Generally pest-free
Generally disease-free
Remove dead leaves and spent flower stems in spring.
Division, Seed
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Milium effusum 'Aureum' (Bowles' golden grass) will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Cottage/Informal, Foliage only, Low Maintenance, Prairie planting
Plant in moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil in light shade. If in a sunny position, ensure that the soil is moisture retentive.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Milium effusum 'Aureum'
Bowles' golden grass, Golden wood millet, Golden millet grass
Milium Milium
'Aureum' _ 'Aureum' is a slowly spreading, clump-forming, semi-evergreen, perennial grass with arching, linear to strap-shaped, golden-yellow leaves and nodding panicles of golden-yellow flowers from late spring to midsummer.
Semi evergreen
Clump-forming
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Golden-yellow in Spring; Golden-yellow in Summer
Golden-yellow in All seasons
Generally pest-free
Generally disease-free
Remove dead leaves and spent flower stems in spring.
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Milium effusum 'Aureum' (Bowles' golden grass) will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Cottage/Informal, Foliage only, Low Maintenance, Prairie planting
Plant in moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil in light shade. If in a sunny position, ensure that the soil is moisture retentive.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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