Bothriochloa ischaemum

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Price:  £4.50 Notify me when this item is available Family:  Poaceae Main Season:  Summer Flower Colour:  Red Leaf Colour:  Blue/grey/silver Foliage:  Semi-Evergreen Position:  Sun Soil Type:  Dry, well drained Height:  45cm to 60cm (18" to 2') Peat Free?  Yes Hardiness Guide:  RHS H7 minimum at least -20C Pot Size:  9cm Availability:      None available at present. View our Pot Size guide:

Rarely seen compact ornamental grass with grey foliage and yellow stems supporting fingered red-purple flowers in summer to 60cm. Well drained soil in full sun.

Tightly clump forming and with low growing foliage Bothriochloa ischaemum is one of those ornamental grasses that has flown under the gardening radar for too long.  The flowers are held well clear of the clump of leaves on whippy stems that move with the breeze.

Ideal for growing in sandy or gravelly soils with plenty of sun, try it mixed with Crocosmia, Sedum or Geranium sanguineum.

From warmer parts of the northern hemisphere except America.