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Lachnagrostis

Lachnagrostis
Photo: Benjamin Lavin, CC BY 4.0

Lachnagrostis is a genus of about 38 grass species, mostly native to Australia and New Zealand, with others from Africa, the Pacific Islands and South America. Many are often classed within Agrostis, and they are wild grasses rather than common garden plants.

Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during establishment, then water when the top layer dries out.
Soil
Moist, well-drained soil; tolerates a range of textures.
Temperature
10-25 °C; tolerates cool conditions but is damaged by hard frost.
How easy
Moderate

About

Lachnagrostis is a genus of African, Australian, Pacific Island, and South American plants in the grass family. They are often treated as members of genus Agrostis.

Lachnagrostis contains 38 accepted species, of which, the majority are found Australia and New Zealand. Australia is home to 21 species, and New Zealand is home to 12 species, 10 of which are endemics.

Other Lachnagrostis plants

Lachnagrostis filiformis · Lachnagrostis billardierei · Lachnagrostis limitanea · Lachnagrostis tenuis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lachnagrostis 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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