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Rosette grass

Dichanthelium

Also called Panic Grasses, Panicgrass, Witchgrass, Panic Grass, Dichantheliums, Rosette Grasses, Rosette Panicgrasses

Rosette grass
Photo: James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0 us

Dichanthelium is a genus of small perennial grasses, often called rosette grasses or panicgrasses, with many native North American species. They are typically grown in wild or naturalistic settings, and they do best in moist, cool conditions with some shade or partial sun.

Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Keep soil consistently moist, especially during spring growth.
Soil
Moist, well-drained loam or woodland-type soil.
Temperature
Cool to mild conditions suit them best; most tolerate winter cold as rosettes.
How easy
Easy

About

Dichanthelium is genus of flowering plants of the grass family, Poaceae. They are known commonly as rosette grasses and panicgrasses.

Other Dichanthelium plants

Woolly Panicgrass

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dichanthelium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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