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Melica spartinoides

Melica spartinoides is a small perennial grass from southern Brazil, known from high-elevation fields in Santa Catarina. It is grown mainly by specialist collectors of ornamental grasses and needs a sunny spot with good drainage.

Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Grass
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then let the top of the soil dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, moderately fertile soil or a gritty mix.
Temperature
Tolerates cool to mild conditions; protect from hard frost and prolonged waterlogging in winter.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. Brazil
Climate
subtropical

About

Melica spartinoides, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae that is endemic to the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.

Where it grows

It is found in fields growing on elevation of 600–1,000 metres (2,000–3,300 ft). It blooms only in February.

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 spartinoides 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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