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Melica kozlovii

Melica kozlovii is a small, tufted perennial wild grass from mountain slopes in Mongolia and northwest China, growing at 2,000 to 3,900 m. It is rarely grown in gardens, so it is best treated as a hardy, low-maintenance ornamental grass in cool climates.

Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water moderately while establishing, then allow the soil to dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, gritty or sandy soil; tolerates poor, stony ground.
Temperature
Hardy to well below freezing; suited to cool temperate conditions, may struggle in heat and humidity.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Qinghai to Mongolia
Climate
temperate

About

Melica kozlovii is a species of grass found on mountain slopes in Mongolia and China (Gansu, Qinghai, Shanxi) at 2,000–3,900 metres (6,600–12,800 ft) above sea level.

Where it grows

Its flowering time is from May to August with its fruits being ripe by that time as well.

Other Melica plants

Siberian melicgrass · Melica amethystina · Melica animarum · Melica argentata · Melica argyrea · Bearded melicgrass · Melica arzivencoi · Melica bocquetii · Melica bonariensis · Melica brasiliana · Melica brevicoronata · Oniongrass

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Melica kozlovii 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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