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Setaria palmifolia
Also called Bigleaf bristlegrass, Palm grass, Highland Pitpit, Broadleaved Bristlegrass
Palmgrass (Setaria palmifolia) is a tall, clumping perennial grass from tropical Asia, grown for its large pleated, palm-like leaves. It is a fast, vigorous grower that can become invasive in warm regions, so keep it in a contained spot.
Setaria palmifolia is a species of grass known by the common names palmgrass, highland pitpit, hailans pitpit, short pitpit, broadleaved bristlegrass, and knotroot.
It is native to temperate and tropical Asia. It is known elsewhere as an introduced, and often invasive, species, including in Australia, New Zealand, many Pacific Islands, and the Americas.
The grass is cultivated as an ornamental plant for its palm-like pleated leaves. Some cultivars have striped leaves and 'Rubra' has purple midribs.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Setaria palmifolia 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.
