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Phalaris canariensis
Also called Annual canarygrass, Birdseed Grass, Canarygrass, Seed Canary Grass, Canary Seed, Canary Seedgrass, Common Canary Grass
Canary grass (Phalaris canariensis) is an annual grass from the Mediterranean region, grown commercially mainly for birdseed. It is a tall, coarse grass that is easy to grow from seed in sunny, open spots.
Canary grass is a plant, Phalaris canariensis, belonging to the family Poaceae. Originally a native of the Mediterranean region, it is now grown commercially in several parts of the world for birdseed.
Timothy canarygrass · Bulbous canarygrass · Reed canarygrass · Shortspike canarygrass · Carolina canarygrass · Hood canarygrass · Canarygrass
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Canary grass 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.
