Spartina anglica
Common cord grass · Rice grass · Townsends grass · English cordgrass · Saltmarsh grass
Description
Source: leafsnapSporobolus anglicus (common cordgrass) is a species of cordgrass that originated in southern England in about 1870 and is a neonative species in Britain. It was reclassified as Sporobolus anglicus after a taxonomic revision in 2014, but Spartina anglica is still in common usage.: 1119 It is an allotetraploid species derived from the hybrid Sporobolus × townsendii, which arose when the European native cordgrass Sporobolus maritimus (Small Cordgrass) hybridised with the introduced American Sporobolus alterniflorus (Smooth Cordgrass).It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing 0.4–1.3 metres (1–4 ft) tall, yellowish green in spring and summer, and turning light brown in autumn and winter. The leaves are 20–60 centimetres (8–24 in) long, and 1.5 centimetres (1⁄2 in) broad at the base, tapering to a point. It produces flowers and seeds on only one side of the stalk. The flowers are a yellowish-green, turning brown by the winter.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Common cordgrass is a sun-loving perennial herbaceous plant native to open habitats, commonly growing in meadows and grasslands. It prefers full sun but can also tolerate partial sunlight.
🌡️ Temperature 5–35°C
Common cordgrass comes from tropical areas, which are generally warm and humid. Consequently, it is adapted to high temperatures and humidity. It is sensitive to abrupt temperature changes and prefers a steady thermal environment, so avoiding temperature fluctuations indoors is important. It typically does not tolerate cold and needs warmer conditions to grow. If the surrounding temperature falls too low, the plant may stop growing or even die.
💨 Humidity
🪴 Soil 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
Common cordgrass needs extra nutrients to encourage healthy new growth. In spring, applying compost around the base of the plant can effectively supply the nourishment it requires. Fertilizing helps support vigorous growth and improves the plant's resistance to diseases and pests.
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Grass
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Spartina
- Family
- Poaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 5-9
- Mature Height
- 0.3 m to 1.22 m
- Mature Spread
- 20 cm to 49 cm
- Leaf Color
- Dark Green
- Leaf Type
- Semi-evergreen
- Flower Color
- White
- Flower Size
- 0.51 cm to 1.02 cm
- Bloom Time
- Mid summer, Late summer, Early fall
- Planting Time
- Spring, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Fall
- Native Area
- Cyprus, United Kingdom