Ornamental Plants Porcupine Grass cereals, Hesperostipa characteristics, Photo; silvery

Latin name: Hesperostipa

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Photo Ornamental Plants Porcupine Grass cereals (Hesperostipa)

description and characteristics:

• fern or grass height (cm): 70-100 cm
• poisonous plant: not poisonous plant
• lifetime: perennial
• landscape use: flowerbed, specimen, background
• type of stem: erect
• plant types: cereals
• foliage colour: silvery

growing, care and cultivation Hesperostipa Porcupine Grass:

• light needs: full sun
• soil type: sandy loam soil, loamy soil
• frost resistance: frost resistance
• cold hardiness zone: 3 (-40 to -34°c), 4 (-34 to -29°c), 5 (-29 to -23°c), 6 (-23 to -18°c)
• shelter in winter: shelter is not required
• soil acidity: neutral soil
• water needs: moderate, high

*Some characteristics are relevant for a temperate climate

Ornamental Plants Porcupine Grass cereals, Hesperostipa characteristics, Photo (seedlings and seed).

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