• Bull grass

Cenchrus sphacelatus

  • Families: Poaceae Panicoideae Paniceae
  • English name: Bull grass
  • Plant ID : 8899

  • Author : (Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (1776-1858)) Osvaldo Morrone (1957-2011)
  • Zone : South Africa
  • Biological type : grass
  • Adult size (h x w) : 4,92f x 1,64f
  • Sun exposure : full sun
  • Evergreen : evergreen
  • Growth : fast
  • Hardiness : 14°F
  • Leaf color : dark green
  • Flower color : white
  • Formerly of wild origin : yes
  • Native : no
  • In danger : no
  • Edible : no
  • Precipitation : > 900mm
  • FrostResistance >-5°C : yes
  • FrostResistance >-8°C : yes
  • Clay soil : very much
  • Draining soil : a little