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Imperata cylindrica – Bladey Grass

Rhizomes spreading grass 150cm tall
Full fun to full shade
Sand, clay or loam
Flowers late summer
Erosion control
Recovers well after fire
Vegetation Community
Grassland, Woodland, Swamps, marshes and along riverbanks.

$3.50

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Description

Height
Rhizomatous perennial  up to 150cm tall

Aspect
Adaptable, form full fun to full shade

Soil
Adaptable to a wide variety of soils

Flowers
Fluffy white plumes in late summer

Tips
It has a place in the ecology where it binds soils and stream banks and sand dunes helping them resist erosion. Recovers well after fire. It’s found naturally occurring in Grassland, Woodland, Swamps, marshes and along riverbanks.