Hare's-tail Grass, Bunnytail Seeds (Lagurus ovatus)
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Hare's-tail Grass, Bunnytail Seeds (Lagurus ovatus)
Price for Package of 10 seeds.
Lagurus is a genus of Old World plants in the grass family, native to the Mediterranean Basin and nearby regions, from Azores and the Canary Islands to Crimea and Saudi Arabia.
Hare's-tail Grass, Bunnytail Seeds (Lagurus ovatus)
Price for Package of 10 seeds.
Lagurus is a genus of Old World plants in the grass family, native to the Mediterranean Basin and nearby regions, from Azores and the Canary Islands to Crimea and Saudi Arabia. It is also naturalized in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Great Britain, and scattered locations in the Americas. The only known species is Lagurus ovatus, commonly called hare's-tail, hare's-tail grass or bunnytail. It is also grown as an ornamental plant for its attractive flower panicles.
Description
Lagurus ovatus is a clump-forming annual growing to 50 cm (20 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in) tall, with pale green grassy foliage and numerous short, oval green flowerheads, turning to a buff colour as they ripen, all summer long.
Seeds
Diagnostic features
- Awns are 8–20 mm
- Leaves and sheaths are softly pubescent
- Panicle measure 1–7 × 0.5–2 cm
- Spikelets are 7–10 mm
- Stems grow erect, up to 60 cm
- Chromosome number is (2n=14)
Distribution
Native to the Mediterranean and introduced into Britain, it is now thriving on sandy stretches in the islands of Guernsey and Jersey, occasionally found in Ireland and South Wales. It has become naturalized in County Wexford, Ireland, South Devon and West Sussex.
This plant is known or likely to be susceptible to barley mild mosaic bymovirus.
UT 15
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Data sheet
- Handpicked seeds ?
- Handpicked seeds
- Organic Seeds ?
- Organic Seeds
- Organic/natural ?
- Organic/Natural: Yes
- Sowing depth ?
- Do not cover the seed just press into the soil
- Plant is suitable for growing ?
- The plant is suitable for growing on a balcony-terrace
The plant is suitable for outdoors cultivation - Suitable for growing in flower pot ?
- Suitable for pot: Yes
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Hare's-tail Grass, Bunnytail Seeds (Lagurus ovatus)
Price for Package of 10 seeds.
Lagurus is a genus of Old World plants in the grass family, native to the Mediterranean Basin and nearby regions, from Azores and the Canary Islands to Crimea and Saudi Arabia.