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Gardening with
Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use Identification & Control
of Common Weeds

Botanical Name:Poa tenera 
Common Name:Slender Tussock-grass 
Sold As:Tube ($2.00)
Plant
Type(s):
Grass, Grass Like / Strappy, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting
Growing
Conditions:
Partial Shade, Shade
Moist, Well Drained
Size
(HxW):
5-20 cm high
Foliage:Smooth, thin folded or inrolled leaves, to 20 cm x 1.5 mm, veins becoming raised as leaf dries. Sheath pale, occasionally red to purple..
Flowers:October-January, Pale green spikelets
General
Comments:

Effective trailing down embankments.  Slender bright green trailing perennial, trailing branches rooting at nodes. Flowering stems weakly erect.

Birds like it for its seeds, habitat & nesting materials. It is a food plant for caterpillars.

Moist soils in shady forests and riparian scrubs along watercourses. Semi shade to dappled shade.

An attractive bright grass useful as a groundcover in moist areas, especially on embankments. Flowerheads are beautiful with the sun behind them.

Further
Information:
  1. Yarra Ranges Council 
  2. Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria (VICFLORA) 


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