Dichelachne crinita
Family
Poaceae
Landscape value
Dichelachne crinita - 'Longhair Plumegrass', is a cool season grass that has a small basal tuft of foliage with tall upright seed heads that often have a purple tinge. It grows in open grasslands through to woodland on the coast and ranges throughout Queensland, N.S.W. and Victoria. A related species in D. macrantha - 'Shorthair Plumegrass', which is smaller in all dimensions and occurrs in sclerophyll forest.
Height
Foliage to 300mm with seed heads to 1.3m
Width
300
Habit
Small to medium green tufted foliage
Flowers and Fruit
Flowers in spring with a 6 to 250mm long plume with purplish tinge.
Aspect
Full sun to 50% shade
Soil Type
Sand or soil derived from sandstone.
Available Sizes
Viro-tubes
Planting Rates