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Sesleria autumnalis (Autumn moor grass)

Sesleria autumnalis Photo/Illustration: Saxon Holt


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Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Botanical Name: Sesleria autumnalis sess-LAIR-ee-ah ot-um-NAL-iss Common Name: Autumn moor grass Genus: Sesleria
This cool-season grass begins the season with bright green blades. In late summer and early fall, it produces silvery inflorescences which complement its golden-hued autumn foliage and persist throughout the winter.
 Noteworthy characteristics: The linear evergreen leaves form subtle, attractive tufts, which occur in varying shades of yellowish-green, green, and blue. Most Seslerias are tough and cold hardy. These European, mountain-loving grasses are useful as tidy groundcovers en masse or in small groups, planted in rock gardens or as perennial edgers. They grow to about a foot tall and wide, with flower spikes to 18 inches.
 Care: Provide average, well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil in full sun or light shade; most are drought tolerant once established. Cut clumps back to the ground in late winter.
 Propagation: Divide in spring or sow seed in spring or fall.
 Problems: Infrequent.
Height 1 ft. to 3 ft.
Spread 1 ft. to 3 ft.
Growth Habit Clumps
Growth Pace Moderate Grower
Light Full Sun to Part Shade
Moisture Adaptable
Maintenance Low
Tolerance Deer Tolerant;Drought Tolerant;Frost Tolerant
Characteristics Self Seeds; Showy Flowers; Showy Foliage; Showy Seed Heads
Bloom Time Early Fall; Fall; Late Summer; Summer
Foliage Color Evergreen
Flower Color Brown Flower; White Flower
Uses , Beds and Borders, Container, Ground Covers, Dried Flower, Naturalizing
Style , Cottage Garden, Meadow Garden, Formal Garden, Rock Garden, Woodland Garden
Seasonal Interest , Winter Interest, Spring Interest, Summer Interest, Fall Interest
Type ,Grasses

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