• Spear grass

Achnatherum calamagrostis

  • Families: Poaceae Pooideae Stipeae
  • English name: Spear grass
  • Plant ID : 7585

  • Author : (Carl von Linné (1707-1778)) Ambroise Marie François Joseph Palisot de Beauvois (1752-1820)
  • Zone : Mediterranean
  • Biological type : grass
  • Adult size (h x w) : 4,92f x 1,31f
  • Sun exposure : part sun
  • Evergreen : evergreen
  • Growth : average
  • Hardiness : 5°F
  • Leaf color : dark green
  • Flower color : yellow
  • Formerly of wild origin : no
  • Native : yes
  • In danger : no
  • Edible : no
  • Precipitation : > 900mm
  • FrostResistance >-5°C : yes
  • FrostResistance >-8°C : yes
  • FrostResistance >-12°C : yes
  • Gravelly soil : very much
  • Sandy soil : very much
  • Limestone soil : very much