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Lachnagrostis limitanea

Lachnagrostis limitanea is a small perennial grass native to southeastern South Australia, listed as threatened and grown mainly by specialist native-plant enthusiasts rather than in gardens generally. It likes open, moist to wet ground in coastal or lake-margin habitats.

Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil moist, especially in the growing season, and avoid letting it dry out completely.
Soil
Moist, free-draining sandy or loamy soil, similar to its natural wetland margins.
Temperature
Mild temperate conditions; protect from hard frost and prolonged heat.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SE. South Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Lachnagrostis limitanea (syn. Agrostis limitanea, Spalding blown grass) is a threatened plant native to South Australia.

Other Lachnagrostis plants

Lachnagrostis filiformis · Lachnagrostis billardierei · Lachnagrostis tenuis · Lachnagrostis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lachnagrostis limitanea 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.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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