Gardening with Indigenous Plants
Indigenous Plant Use
Identification & Control of Common Weeds
| Botanical Name: | Poa sieberiana ssp. hirtella |
| Common Name: | grey tussock-grass |
| Sold As: | Tube ($2.00) |
| Plant Type(s): | Grass, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Nature Strip |
| Growing Conditions: | Full Sun, Partial Shade
Dry, Moist, Well Drained |
| Size (HxW): | 30 cm x 40 cm |
| Foliage: | Dense tufted. Leaves downy with short stiff hairs. |
| Flowers: | Green to purplish Spikelets, October-January |
| General Comments: | A very attractive little rockery grass which spreads by rooting along underground or above ground stems. Grows under trees. Food plant for caterpillars, birds use it for seeds, habitat and nesting materials. |
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