Quaking grass.

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Pflegestufe

Einfach

Pflanzenart

Perennial grass

Licht

Full sun

Licht im Innenraum

Direkte Sonne

Gießen

Alle 7 bis 14 Tage

Endgröße

1 to 2 feet

Wachstum

Mittel

Winterhärte

USDA 4 bis 9

Blütezeit

Late spring to midsummer

Pflege

Plant this grass in a spot with plenty of sun and well draining soil to keep it happy. Watch for yellowing leaves, which might mean the soil is staying too wet for its liking. It is a low maintenance plant that mostly just needs a good trim once a year.

Gießen

Keep the soil consistently moist but never soggy during the growing season.

Düngen

A light application of balanced fertilizer in early spring is plenty.

Schneiden

Cut the foliage back to the ground in late winter or early spring before new growth appears.

Umtopfen

Divide the clumps every few years to keep the plant vigorous and healthy.

Boden

Well draining, chalky or sandy soil

Boden-pH

Neutral to alkaline

Temperatur

-20 bis 30°C

Luftfeuchtigkeit

40 bis 70%

Trockenheitstoleranz

Mittel

Lebensdauer

Perennial, typically 3 to 5 years.

Wildverbiss-Resistenz

Mittel

Sicherheit

Menschen

There are no known toxic effects to humans from handling or contact.

Kinder

The dried seed heads are sharp enough to be uncomfortable if handled roughly, but they pose no significant danger.

Kontaktallergene

The foliage can cause minor skin irritation due to the fine texture of the leaf blades.

Allergene in der Luft

The pollen can trigger seasonal allergies in sensitive individuals during the flowering period.

Essbarkeit

This grass is not considered edible for humans.

So erkennst du die Pflanze

• Heart shaped, drooping spikelets
• Slender, blue green leaf blades
• Flower heads tremble in wind
• Clump forming growth habit

Höhe

0,3 bis 0,6m

Breite

0,2 bis 0,4m

Blätter

green, blue-green, deciduous

Blüten

green, purple, straw, 0,5 bis 1,5cm

Häufige Probleme

• Rust — Fungal infection causing orange or brown pustules on the leaves during humid weather.

Standort und Pflege

Vermehrung

division, seed

Pflanzzeit

spring, autumn

Überwinterung

Leave the dried foliage standing through winter to protect the crown from frost, then cut back in early spring.

Im Kübel

It grows well in pots, but ensure the soil is gritty and free draining to prevent root rot.

Plant in groups of three or five to create a naturalistic, swaying effect in the breeze.

Gute Pflanzpartner

• Black knapweed — It provides a lovely color contrast and thrives in similar meadow conditions.
• Ox-eye Daisy — The white flowers pair beautifully with the nodding green spikelets of the grass.

Ähnliche Arten

• Briza maxima — It is a larger, annual version with much bigger, more dramatic spikelets.

Botanisches

Familie

Poaceae

Gattung

Briza

Ordnung

Poales

Klasse

Liliopsida

Ursprüngliche Heimat

Temperate Europe and parts of Asia.

Artenschutz

It is widespread and common throughout its native range and is not considered threatened.

It thrives in open, sunny grasslands and chalky soils where it competes well with other low growing herbs.

Nutzen für Wildtiere

larval host plant, provides nesting material

Bestäuber

Schmetterlinge

Verwendung

ornamental grass, dried flower arrangements, meadow gardens, rock gardens

Taxonomie abgeglichen mit GBIF.

Häufige Fragen

Does it need to be cut back?

Yes, trim the foliage back to the ground in late winter or early spring before new growth appears.

Can I grow it in a pot?

It grows well in containers, provided the pot has excellent drainage and is at least 25 centimeters deep.

Woher der Name kommt

The genus name Briza comes from the Greek word brizein, meaning to nod or tremble. The specific epithet media refers to its intermediate size compared to other species in the genus.

Gut zu wissen

• The spikelets are often used in dried floral displays because they retain their shape well.
• It is a classic component of traditional British wildflower meadows.
• The plant is highly resilient and can thrive in poor, chalky soils.