| Common
Name: |
Tiger grass |
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| Ornamental
Features: |
This very vigorous grass resembles bamboo with its dark stem and unique leaves. Leaves grow to 3 inches wide and 18 inches long tassel-like flowers form at the stem ends during the summer. |
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| Habit
and Growth Rate: |
A dense clump with upright arching foliage. Grows 1 to 10 feet tall. |
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| Landscape
Value: |
Use beside pools or bogs. Excellent plant to use as a mass in front of a tall bed or in the back of a smal bed. Use also as a specimen or in a large container with other plants. |
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| Hardiness: |
Zone 7-9 |
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| Culture: |
Requires moist soil and shade. |
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| Pot
Size & Finish Time: |
Quart (8 to 10 weeks), 1 gallon (14 to 16 weeks) |
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| Propagation
Methods: |
Tissue culture and division. |
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| Pest/Disease
Problems: |
Spider mites, aphids and leaf spot. |
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More
Information: |
This very vigorous grass resembles bamboo with its dark stem and unique leaves. Leaves grow to 3 inches wide and 18 inches long tassel-like flowers form at the stem ends during the summer. |
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