Family: Poaceae
Scientific Name: Arrhenatherum elatius var bulbosum Variegatum
Common Name: Bulbous Oat Grass, Tuber Oat Grass
Description | A clumping cool season grass with white-striped foliage. |
Pronunciation | (aah-ren-AH-ther-um)(el-AH-tee-us) (bul-BOH-sum)(var-ee-uh-GAH-tum) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Grass Ornamental |
Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
Sunlight | full sun |
Moisture | average to moist |
Soil & Site | well drained, acid |
Temperature | cool season grass |
Flowers | small, erect oat-like spikes |
Leaves | Common name comes from the bulbous nodes below the foliage at the base of the plant. Clump forming with showy white striped leaves. |
Dimensions | 6-12 inches tall, clump forming |
Propagation | division |
Notes & Reference | #92-The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grass (John Greenlee) |
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