Glyceria grandis
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Description
Source: wikipedia (CC BY-SA)Glyceria grandis is a species of grass known by the common name American mannagrass. It is native to Canada and the United States, where it is widespread in distribution. It is most commonly found in wet areas such as riverbanks and ponds.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
American manna grass is native to sunny habitats, such as the shallow margins of ponds and lakes. It prefers full sun, although it can also tolerate partial sun.
🌡️ Temperature 0–35°C
American manna grass can tolerate a broad range of temperatures, though its distribution can still be limited by different combinations of moisture and heat. It performs best in warm summer conditions with sufficient rainfall or irrigation. Extended stretches of cloudy, rainy weather or prolonged high temperatures raise the chance that American manna grass will die. In winter, adequate protection from cold improves the plant’s survival rate.
💨 Humidity
🪴 Soil
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Grass
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Glyceria
- Family
- Poaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 3-9
- Mature Height
- 0.91 m to 1.52 m
- Mature Spread
- 30 cm to 61 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Semi-evergreen
- Flower Color
- White, Yellow, Green, Brown
- Flower Size
- 0.20 cm to 0.25 cm
- Bloom Time
- Early summer, Mid summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Early fall