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Elymus hystrix |
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| Synonym(s) |
Hystrix patula |
| Common name |
bottlebrush grass |
| Family |
poaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z5-9) |
| Size |
30-36" |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
dry to medium moisture |
From seed  |
Germinates easily at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below
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| Seed ripens | late August |
US native grass with bristly green flowerheads maturing to brown. At their best when the bottlebrushes are backlit.
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. About my plant portraits
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- Seed from '05 commercial packet. Baggy 70F (83%G, 5-11d)
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