Desmostachya bipinnata
Halfa Grass · Crowfoot Grass · Sacrificial grass
Description
Source: wikipedia (CC BY-SA)Desmostachya bipinnata, commonly known as halfa grass, big cordgrass, and salt reed-grass, is an Old World perennial grass, long known and used in human history. The grass is tall, tufted, leafy, perennial grass, branching from the base, erect from a stout creeping rootstock.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Desmostachya bipinnata is a sun-loving perennial herbaceous plant that comes from open habitats and is commonly found in meadows and grasslands. It prefers full sun but can also tolerate partial sun.
🌡️ Temperature 15–37.8°C
Desmostachya bipinnata is fairly adaptable to temperature, tolerating high heat and wide temperature fluctuations. In hot conditions, attention should be paid to watering and providing suitable shade to avoid sunburn. Conversely, Desmostachya bipinnata is relatively sensitive to low temperatures. Although it can tolerate some cold, very low temperatures can cause frost damage.
💨 Humidity
🪴 Soil 6-8
🌱 Fertilizer
Desmostachya bipinnata needs extra nutrients to encourage healthy new growth. In spring, applying compost around the plant’s base can effectively supply the nutrition it requires. Fertilizing supports vigorous growth and helps the plant fend off diseases and pests.
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Grass
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Desmostachya
- Family
- Poaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 8-11
- Mature Height
- 0.49 m to 1.52 m
- Mature Spread
- 30 cm to 61 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, Dark Green
- Leaf Type
- Semi-evergreen
- Flower Size
- 0.25 cm to 0.51 cm
- Bloom Time
- Summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Early fall, Mid fall
- Native Area
- Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Somalia, Egypt, Tunisia, Sudan, Mauritania, Eritrea, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Morocco, Yemen, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Chad, China, Afghanistan, Iraq, Jordan, Vietnam, Israel, Oman, Iran, Ethiopia, Algeria, Qatar, Thailand, Central African Republic