Helictotrichon sempervirens
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- hel-lik-toh-TRY-kon sem-per-VY-renz
- Description
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Helictotrichon is a cool-season ornamental grass that is easily grown in dry to medium well-drained soil, with the best color of the blue foliage appearing in dry conditions.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Floricyle
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Helictotrichon
- Species:
- sempervirens
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Southwestern Alps in France, Italy
- Distribution:
- Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming
- Dimensions:
- Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 2 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 6 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Semi-evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Arching
- Clumping
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Occasionally Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Brown/Copper
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Panicle
- Spike
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Description:
- Blue oats grass has one-sided drooping clusters of pale blue flowers on 4 ft. arching stems.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Semi-evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Blue
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Leaf Shape:
- Linear
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- This has long, narrow leaves on arching stems which taper to a fine point and roll inward.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Slope/Bank
- Small Space
- Landscape Theme:
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Rock Garden
- Design Feature:
- Barrier
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Specimen
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Black Walnut
- Deer
- Drought
- Dry Soil
- Pollution