COMMERCIAL NURSERY: RE-VEGETATION GRASS
Cymbopogon refractus – Barbed Wire Grass
Commonly called ‘Barbed Wire Grass’ as the seed looks like a piece of barbed wire. It is a warm season grass that occurs on poorer soil types. It forms a small tussock with glaucous foliage and tall slender seed heads to 1m tall.
Uses: Often used in land rehabilitation / re-vegetation on disturbed sites with rocky or skeletal substrates, stony slopes, and along watercourses
DIMENSIONS | FLOWERING
Dimensions: Height:Foliage to 300mm with the seed heads to 1 metre | Width:300mm
Flowering: from spring to autumn
ASPECT | SOIL TYPE
Aspect: Full sun and up to 70% shade.
Soil type: Mostly on poor soil types
PLANTING RATES | MAINTENANCE
Planting rates: Tubes 5 to 7 per m2
Maintenance: Low to average
SIZES | AVAILABILITY
Available sizes: tubes
Availability: contact Bluedale Wholesale Nursery for current availability list or to discuss our pre-grow commercial plant service.
