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Hares tail grass in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Lagurus ovatus syn. Lagurus ovatus 'Bunny's Tails'

 

Hare's tail grass

Lagurus ovatus is a tuft-forming annual grass with arching leaves and pale green oval fluffy flower-heads that turn to light brown as they mature. They are good for drying

 
plant Features
  • Hares tail grass likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Hares tail grass likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Hares tail grass is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Hares tail grass likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Hare's tail grass

Latin name

Lagurus ovatus syn. Lagurus ovatus 'Bunny's Tails'

type

Annual Grass

family

Poaceae

ph

5.5 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Hares tail grass likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Hares tail grass is frost hardy: 23f (-5°c)

    Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

  • Soil

    Hares tail grass likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Hares tail grass likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Hares tail grass is 0.30meters x 0.50meters 0.30 M 0.50 M

Lagurus ovatus syn. Lagurus ovatus 'Bunny's Tails'

Lagurus ovatus is a tuft-forming annual grass with arching leaves and pale green oval fluffy flower-heads that turn to light brown as they mature. They are good for drying


Flowering

From Early Summer TO Early Autumn

The fluffy flower-heads appear from early to mid Summer right through to early Autumn. The more they are picked, the more flower-heads are produced

 

Planting

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Plant out seedlings that were sown under cover in Spring in free-draining but moist soil - sandy soil for preference - in a sunny position

 

Propagating by seed

From Late Winter TO Late Spring

Sow seed under cover in late Winter to early Spring, or in situ into free-draining moist soil - sandy soil for preference - in mid to late Spring

 
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