Sesleria nitida
Nest moor grass, Grey moor grass , Blue moor grass
Sesleria Sesleria
S. nitida - S. nitida is a densely tufted, mound-forming, evergreen perennial with linear, sharp-pointed, grey- to blue-green leaves and long stems bearing panicles of cone-shaped, whitish green flower spikelets.
Sesleria nitida is: Evergreen
Clump-forming, Compact, Dense
Greenish-white in Spring; Greenish-white in Summer
Grey-green, Blue-green in All seasons
Comb through leaves in spring to remove older foliage and to encourage new growth.
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Sesleria nitida (Nest moor grass) will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.4m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Edging, Foliage only, Garden edging, Gravel, Low Maintenance, Rock, Wildlife
Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun or partial shade. Drought tolerant once established.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Sesleria nitida
Nest moor grass, Grey moor grass , Blue moor grass
Sesleria Sesleria
S. nitida - S. nitida is a densely tufted, mound-forming, evergreen perennial with linear, sharp-pointed, grey- to blue-green leaves and long stems bearing panicles of cone-shaped, whitish green flower spikelets.
Evergreen
Clump-forming, Compact, Dense
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Greenish-white in Spring; Greenish-white in Summer
Grey-green, Blue-green in All seasons
Comb through leaves in spring to remove older foliage and to encourage new growth.
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Sesleria nitida (Nest moor grass) will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.4m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Edging, Foliage only, Garden edging, Gravel, Low Maintenance, Rock, Wildlife
Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun or partial shade. Drought tolerant once established.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
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