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Dichelachne rara

Dichelachne rara
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0

Dichelachne rara is a native grass of Australia and New Zealand, usually found in woodland on better quality soils, growing up to about 1.2 m tall. It is a wild species rather than a commonly cultivated garden plant.

Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Water when the top few centimetres of soil dry out, reducing in cooler months.
Soil
Fertile, well-drained soil, such as a loam or woodland leaf-mould mix.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Moderate

About

Dichelachne rara is a species of grass found in Australia and New Zealand. It is often seen in woodland on better quality soils. The grass may grow up to 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) tall. The specific epithet rara is derived from Latin (scattered or uncommon).

Other Dichelachne plants

Clovenfoot plumegrass · Plumegrass

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dichelachne rara 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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