Koeleria glauca

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Koeleria glauca

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Kemper Code: K830

Common Name: koeleria
Zone: 5 to 9
Plant Type: Ornamental grass
Family: Poaceae
Missouri Native: No
Native Range: Central Europe, Siberia
Height: 0.5 to 2 feet
Spread: 0.5 to 1 foot
Bloom Time: May - June
Bloom Color: Green maturing to silvery white
Sun: Full sun
Water: Dry to medium
Maintenance: Low

Plant Culture and Characteristics

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Uses:		Wildlife:	Flowers:	Leaves:	Fruit:
Hedge	Suitable as annual	Attracts birds	Has showy flowers	Leaves colorful	Has showy fruit
Shade tree	Culinary herb	Attracts	Has fragrant flowers	Leaves fragrant	Fruit edible
Street tree	Vegetable	hummingbirds	Flowers not showy	Good fall color	Other:
Flowering tree	Water garden plant	Attracts	Good cut flower	Evergreen	Winter interest
Gr. cover (<1')	Will naturalize	butterflies	Good dried flower		Thorns or spines

General Culture:

Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun. Best in infertile, sandy soils. Drought tolerant. Intolerant of heavy clay soils, wet soils and shade. Plant in a protected location in USDA Zone 5. Cut to the ground in late winter.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

Large blue hairgrass is a short-lived, cool season, ornamental grass that forms hedgehog-like, dense, circular mounds of thin, bluish green blades which typically measure 12" tall and 12" in diameter. Flower panicles emerge glossy green in late spring and mature to silvery-white on stems typically extending 6-12" above the foliage mound.

Problems:

No serious insect or disease problems. This grass may only live for 2-3 years, particularly if planted in the moist, fertile environment of a typical border.

Uses:

Edging, massing as a ground cover, border fronts or rock gardens.