Aira elegans | Hair Grass | Grass
Aira elegans belongs to the plant family POACE and Genus Aira This Grass prefers Moist to wet soil , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Various
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Aira elegans does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Aira elegans so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Aira elegans hair grass is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
It needs soil that is moist to wet. This is an ornamental grass appropriate for gardens.
Pinus strobus is an Annual which means it lives for 1 year before dying. This plant needs to be regrown for success in the next season.
Aira elegans has an annual life cycle.
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 1' 6" feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
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"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.