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Category: Ornamental Grasses and Bamboo Tropicals and Tender Perennials
Height: 36-48 in. (90-120 cm) 4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
Spacing: 15-18 in. (38-45 cm)
Hardiness: USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F) USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
This is one of my favorite plants. It's texture and size in the flower bed provide a good-sized (4 feet or so at maturity) soft backdrop to shorter plants. My four plants are in full sun in Naples FL and do well with 3x week irrigation and poor soil, year round. They are not fazed by winter temps in the 20's even.
On Jan 7, 2010, marasri from Dripping Springs, TX wrote:
It goes unwatered in the texas summer in limestone soil. It sits beneath a live oak tree where the setting winter sun lights it up all golden and the wind ruffles it into a glory of woooshiness. I plant three more plants of it in its mass planting every year. I love it. It does not seed out for me,...*#^ it!
On May 19, 2009, Agaveguy from San Antonio, TX (Zone 9a) wrote:
It's green year around except when loaded with flowers or seeds and becomes more straw-colored.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Sierra Vista Southeast, Arizona Knights Landing, California San Diego, California San Leandro, California Archer, Florida Jacksonville, Florida Kendall, Florida Naples, Florida Palm Beach, Florida Spring Hill, Florida Tallahassee, Florida Valparaiso, Florida Yulee, Florida Abita Springs, Louisiana Opelousas, Louisiana Elizabeth City, North Carolina Dripping Springs, Texas New Braunfels, Texas San Antonio, Texas (2 reports) Spring Branch, Texas Sunset Valley, Texas
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