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Melica imperfecta
Also called California Melic, Little California Melic, Little California Melica, Smallflower Melic
Smallflower melicgrass is a native North American perennial bunchgrass that forms clumps up to about 1.2 m tall, grown for natural and drought-tolerant landscapes. Its key to success is sharp drainage and minimal summer water once established.
Melica imperfecta is a species of grass known by the common name smallflower melic and little California melic.
It is native to the Arizona, California, and Nevada in the United States and Baja California in Mexico. It grows in chaparral, woodlands, montane regions, and other dry areas.
Melica imperfecta 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.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Melica imperfecta 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.
