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Melica virgata is a perennial tufted wild grass from mountain slopes in China, Mongolia and Siberia, grown mainly in botanical or naturalistic plantings. It is hardy and tolerant of cold, and needs well-drained soil and full sun.
Melica virgata, is a grass species in the family Poaceae that can be found in China, Mongolia and Russia (Siberia).
It is found on grassy and stony mountain slopes on elevation of 1,000–3,900 metres (3,300–12,800 ft). It blooms from May to July.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Melica virgata 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.
