Deschampsia caespitosa - (L.)P.Beauv.

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Summary

Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Late spring. Form: Rounded.

Physical Characteristics

 
Deschampsia caespitosa is an evergreen Perennial growing to 1 m (3ft 3in) by 0.5 m (1ft 8in) at a medium rate.
It is hardy to zone (UK) 5. It is in leaf 12-Jan It is in flower from Jun to August. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Wind. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and can grow in heavy clay soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils and can grow in very acid soils.
It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist or wet soil.

Synonyms

Aira caespitosa.

Habitats

Woodland Garden Dappled Shade; Shady Edge; Ground Cover; Meadow; Bog Garden;

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Seed.
Edible Uses:

Seed[105, 161, 177, 257]. No further details are given, though it is likely that the seed was ground into a flour and used as a cereal. However, the seed is quite small and its use would be rather fiddly[K].

Medicinal Uses

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None known

Other Uses

Plants form impenetrably dense clumps and when planted close together in drifts make an excellent ground cover[200].

Cultivation details

Landscape Uses:Border, Container, Ground cover, Massing, Rock garden, Specimen, Woodland garden. Prefers a humus-rich acidic soil[200] but it succeeds in most soils[1]. It prefers a soil on the heavier and wetter side[1], but it also grows in drier soils[162]. Does well on damp or wet banks or in open woodland[1, 162]. There are several named varieties, selected for their ornamental value[200]. Special Features: Attractive foliage, Naturalizing, Suitable for dried flowers, Attractive flowers or blooms.

Propagation

Seed - sow in situ in spring or autumn[162, 175, 200]. Only just cover the seed[175]. Germination usually takes place within 2 - 3 weeks at 13°c[175]. If seed is in short supply it can be sown in a cold frame in spring, pricked out into individual pots as soon as it is large enough to handle and planted out in early summer.

Other Names

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Found In

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Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :

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Author

(L.)P.Beauv.

Botanical References

17200

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