Aristida congesta (50 grams)

Aristida congesta (price per 50 grams)

Family: Poaceae

Common names: Tassel Three Awn, Katstertteekgras

It is a very hardy, delicate, perennial, tufted grass with long white hairs where the leaf meets the stem. It bears compact spikelets at the tips of the stems from Dec. to Jun.This tough pioneer grass can be used to stabilise soil or cover bare patches to protect the soil. It is pretty planted amongst flowering plants in a meadow garden or in a grassland garden. It is unfussy about the soil type it is planted in and will thrive in all but waterlogged soils. As with all grasses it should be cut back once a year and raked to remove the thatch. Size: Flowering stem up to 90cm.

Sowing instructions: Sow in a well drained medium in summer. Sowing density – 4g/m².

Locality: Bloemfontein. Harvest: March 2024