Stipa splendens
| Stipa splendens | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 7 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 6' |
| Blooms: | Late Spring-Mid Summer |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Stipa splendens (common name: chee grass)
Propagation: Seed - sow March in a greenhouse and only just cover the seed. Germination should take place within 2 weeks, but make sure that the compost does not dry out. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant them out in early summer. The seed can also be sown outdoors in April.
Division in spring. Larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. We have found it best to pot up the smaller divisions and grow them on in a lightly shaded position in a cold frame, planting them out once they are well established in the summer.
Cultivation: Easily grown in an ordinary well-drained garden soil in full sun[1][2]. Succeeds in dry soils.
Plants are hardy to about -15°c[2].
Range: E. Asia - Siberia.
Habitat: Steppes[1].
Usage: A fibre from the leaves is used in making paper[1].
The flowering culms are used for matting, fencing, fuel and the walls of summer tents for nomadic tribes[1].
Pollinators: Wind
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Grounds, Roger. Ornamental Grasses. Christopher Helm, 1989.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.