Spartochloa scirpoidea 0
Author: (Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel (1783-1856)) Charles Edward Hubbard (1900-1980)Family: Poaceae Subfamily: Panicoideae Tribe: Cyperochloeae
Genus: Spartochloa
English name: Scirpus-like spartochloa
Zone: Australia
General specifications
Biological type: grass
Frost resistance: 19ºF
Leaf color: dark green
Flower color: purple
Reproduction mode: hermaphrodite plant whoes flowers produce both male and female gametes
Specifications for the Mediterranean basin
Adult size (h x w): 4,9ft x 4,9ft
Plant with a spacing of: 4,4ft
Sun exposure: full sun (Sun hours: >6h Foliage: evergreen
Growth: fast
Flowering time from March until August
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: dark green
Flower color: purple
Reproduction mode: hermaphrodite plant whoes flowers produce both male and female gametes
Specifications for the Mediterranean basin
Adult size (h x w): 4,9ft x 4,9ft
Plant with a spacing of: 4,4ft
Sun exposure: full sun (Sun hours: >6h Foliage: evergreen
Growth: fast
Flowering time from March until August
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 Soak in 50ml ambiant water with a SmokeDisk in for 24h. Sow the seeds on the surface of Well Drained Seed Sowing Mix between 59-68°F. During germination keep the substrate moist and in daylight. The seeds germinate in 2-4 weeks.
Experiences in the garden
12-04-17A Obtaining seeds from seed provider Nindethana Seeds collected in 'Nindethana Seeds6>Fitzgerald River National Park'. (Wild origin)
30-03-20 Sown 10 seeds in a seed plate F, they did not geminate in Serre6.
Protocol: Spring Surface Sowing mix+Sand 59-68°F Damp substrate+Light 2-4w
18-02-21 Sown 50 seeds in a seed plate F, they did not geminate in Serre6.
Protocol: Spring SmokeDisk Surface Sowing mix+Sand 50-59°F Damp substrate+Light 2-4w