Alfa Grass
Formats
Alfa Grass is a grass that is mainly used for restoration works. In a garden it creates natural clumps. The esparto is manufactured with the fibers of its leaves.
Grass of high bearing that reaches 1 m of height forming root balls or scattered clumps. It has elongated and flat leaves. It is frequent in dry, poor, and basic soils. The Alfa grass is originally from the Iranian-Turanian region, that is, from the deserts located between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. It extended to the Iberian Peninsula, throughout the Mediterranean.
Direct sowing with tempearatures of 15-20ºC.
Use
Decorative, Desertification, Low maintenance garden, Urban garden, Restoration
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Description
Small, up-right grass used in dry, poor soils.
Flowering
| Flowering period | April, May, Spring |
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Foliage
| Foliage persistence | Evergreen |
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Botanical information
| Common name | MACROCHLOA TENACISSIMA - Alfa Grass |
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| Life cycle | Perennial |
When to plant?
| Sowing period | March, April, May, June, September, October, Spring, Summer |
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| Germination (days) | 10-20 |
| Average germination (%) | 70 |
| Seeds per gram | 166 |
Where to plant?
| Type of use | Decorative, Desertification, Low maintenance garden, Urban garden, Restoration |
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| Exposure | Sun |
| Soil pH | Alkaline |
| Soil type | Poor |
| Soil moisture | Dry |
| Hardiness | Drought resistant |
Care
| Watering | Little |
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