Austrostipa stipoides 0
Author: (Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911)) Surrey Wilfrid Laurance Jacobs (1946-2009) & Joy Everett (1953-)Family: Poaceae Subfamily: Pooideae Tribe: Stipeae
Genus: Austrostipa
Synonym(s): Stipa stipoides
English name: Coast spear-grass
Zone: Australia
References
- Flora of Australia. Austrostipa stipoides
- Grasses of Australia. Austrostipa stipoides
- Grasses of coastal New South Wales, Harry Rose & Carol Rose. 2016. ISBN
Austrostipa stipoides Observed in Australia by Graeme Rigg (license)
References for the genus
- Austrostipa (Poaceae) subgenus Lobatae in Western Australia, Williams, Alexander. Telopea 2011 Vol. 13. DOI
- Austrostipa, a new genus, and new names for the Australasian species formerly included in Stipa (Gramineae), Surrey Jacobs & Joy Everett. Telopea 1996 Vol. 6(4) pag. 479-595. DOI
- Austrostipa, for Australasian species formerly included in Stipa (Gramineae), Jacobs, SWL and Everett, J. Telopea 1996 Vol. 6(4) pag. 579-595. Address
- Identification Guide to Southern African Grasses (Strelitzia 36), L Fish, AC Mashau, MJ Moeaha, MT Nembudani. 2016 pag. 109-110. ISBN
- Austrostipa, a new genus, and new names for the Australasian species formerly included in Stipa (Gramineae), Surrey Jacobs & Joy Everett. Telopea 1996 Vol. 6(4) pag. 479-595. DOI
- Austrostipa, for Australasian species formerly included in Stipa (Gramineae), Jacobs, SWL and Everett, J. Telopea 1996 Vol. 6(4) pag. 579-595. Address
- Identification Guide to Southern African Grasses (Strelitzia 36), L Fish, AC Mashau, MJ Moeaha, MT Nembudani. 2016 pag. 109-110. ISBN
General specifications
Biological type: grass
Frost resistance: 19ºF
Leaf color: yellow
Reproduction mode: hermaphrodite plant whoes flowers produce both male and female gametes
Specifications for the Mediterranean basin
Adult size (h x w): 1,9ft x 1,9ft
Plant with a spacing of: 1,7ft
Sun exposure: full sun (Sun hours: >6h Foliage: evergreen
Growth: fast
Specific information for our garden
Planting substrate: 30%Compost+30%Coco+40%Sand
Plant watering: 1x a week pH 6.5
Logical sequence of containers for: Grasses; forestry plate, 2L forestry pot, forest pot 3L, container 6L
Propagation is done by root division
Frost resistance: 19ºF
Leaf color: yellow
Reproduction mode: hermaphrodite plant whoes flowers produce both male and female gametes
Specifications for the Mediterranean basin
Adult size (h x w): 1,9ft x 1,9ft
Plant with a spacing of: 1,7ft
Sun exposure: full sun (Sun hours: >6h Foliage: evergreen
Growth: fast
Specific information for our garden
Planting substrate: 30%Compost+30%Coco+40%Sand
Plant watering: 1x a week pH 6.5
Logical sequence of containers for: Grasses; forestry plate, 2L forestry pot, forest pot 3L, container 6L
Propagation is done by root division
Sowing instructions
SPRING Sow the seeds at 2mm depth in the Well Drained Seed Sowing Mix and pouwder with 2mm Smoked Vermiculite (0,012g/cm²) between 64-72°F. During germination keep the substrate moist and in daylight. The seeds germinate in 2-3 weeks.
Experiences in the garden
30-10-16A Obtaining seeds from seed provider Wildseed Tasmania collected in '....'. (Cultivated from unknown origin)
07-11-16 Send a batch to nursery Railhet, they did not geminate.
03-11-17B Obtaining seeds from seed provider Wildseed Tasmania collected in '....'. (Cultivated from unknown origin)
10-08-18 Sown seeds in a tray, they did not geminate in Serre2.
Protocol: Autumn Smoked Vermiculite 2mm Sowing mix+Sand >77°F Damp substrate+Light
29-01-20C Obtaining seeds from seed provider Wildseed Tasmania collected in '....'. (Cultivated from unknown origin)
01-04-20 Sown 20 seeds in a seed plate F, they did not geminate in Serre6.
Protocol: Spring Smoked Vermiculite 2mm Sowing mix+Sand 64-72°F Damp substrate+Light
29-03-21 Sown 10 seeds in a seed plate F, they did not geminate in Serre6.
Protocol: Spring Smoked Vermiculite 2mm Sowing mix+Sand 59-68°F Damp substrate+Light 2-3w