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Helictotrichon mannii

Helictotrichon mannii is a tufted perennial grass from the Poaceae family, native to dry lowland grassland in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. It is a wild species with little horticultural history, so it is rarely grown as an ornamental.

Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Full sun
Water
Allow the soil to dry between waterings; it tolerates drought once established.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or loamy soil.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate

About

Helictotrichon mannii is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Helictotrichon mannii 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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