I have been growing fiber optic grass for a few years. It actually came up by itself in an area of my yard. I thought it looked pretty good, so I started transplanting where I wanted it. I live in the Suburbs of Chicago and it is not dying off in the winter. It also seeds and I have an abundance of new plants every year. It is really a trooper for me.
Graceful Grasses® Fiber Optic Grass Isolepis (Scirpus) cernua
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Details
10 - 14 Inches10 - 12 Inches10 - 14 Inches25cm - 36cm25cm - 30cm25cm - 36cmFeatures
Bright green grasslike plant with small fluffy flowers at the stem tips
Award WinnerAdaptable As HouseplantHeat TolerantDeadheading Not NecessaryWater PlantGrass:GrassNative to North AmericaCharacteristics
Plant Type:AnnualHeight Category:ShortGarden Height:10 - 14 Inches 25cm - 36cmSpacing:10 - 12 Inches 25cm - 30cmSpread:10 - 14 Inches 25cm - 36cmFlower Colors:WhiteFlower Shade:WhiteFoliage Colors:GreenFoliage Shade:GreenHabit:MoundedContainer Role:FillerPlant Needs
Light Requirement:Part Sun to SunThe optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).
Maintenance Category:EasyBloom Time:SummerHardiness Zones:8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10bWater Category:AverageSoil Fertility Requirement:Average SoilUses:ContainerUses:GrassUses:LandscapeUses Notes:Perfect for containers, borders and beds
Maintenance Notes:Fiber Optic Grass is a neutral grass. Where temperatures get colder than 20 degrees F, the plants should be treated as annuals. Once the grass turns brown it can either be removed immediately or removed in the spring. It should not be expected to live through the winter and begin growing again in the spring.
In areas where winter temperatures remain above 20 degrees it should be considered a perennial and the following information should be useful. Evergreen or neutral grasses are usually plants that look like grasses but aren't actually classified as grasses, they are generally called grass-like plants.
Divide evergreen or neutral grasses and grass-like plants in spring only.
Evergreen grasses don't ever go dormant. Dividing plants wounds them to some degree. For evergreen grasses this wounding will really affect their ability to live through the winter. -
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