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Melica californica
Also called California Melic
California melicgrass is a drought-tolerant perennial bunch grass native to Oregon and California, forming dense clumps of stems up to about 1.3 m tall. It thrives with good drainage and little summer water, which makes it a good choice for native and water-wise gardens.
Melica californica is a species of grass known by the common name California melic.
Melica californica is cultivated in the specialty horticulture trade and available as an ornamental grass for: natural landscape, native plant, drought tolerant water conserving, and habitat gardens
This grass is native to Oregon and California, where it grows in many types of habitat, from mountain forests to open grassland at sea level.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Melica californica 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.
