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Savannah Ruby Grass

Melinus nerviglumis. This gorgeous grass is a tidy low clump of silvery blue-green, fine foliage for the first part of the season, but in midsummer it comes alive with a fountain of shimmering, feathery, deep mauve plumes that fade to pink and then buff! The color combo of the foliage and flowers is spectacular in a late summer landscape. In fall the foliage is flushed with purple-red. Tender perennial usually grown as an annual. Summer to fall flowering. Height: 18" to 24". Average seed life: 2 to 3 years.

One packet of about 25 seeds

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    • Deer-resistant and easy to grow, Ornamental Grasses add lovely texture, color and billowing movement to garden beds and containers. Their blooms are the hallmark of late summer and fall, and are wonderful additions to late-season bouquets.
  • Gardening Tips
    • Ornamental Grass Sowing Instructions
      Planting Depth      :1/4”
      Seed Spacing:1”
      Plant Spacing:12”
      Days to Germination:14-21 days
      Germination Temperature:55°-65°F

      Seeds are best direct-sown in mid-spring and thinned to 12" apart. If starting indoors, sow into individual pots 6 to 8 weeks before the last frost date. Cover the seeds lightly and keep them moist until germination. Harden off the seedlings by slowly introducing them to the outdoors over the span of a week, and then carefully transplant them, disturbing the roots as little as possible, to 12" apart in full sun and welldraining soil after all danger of frost has passed. Ornamental grass is relatively drought-tolerant once established. To dry the blooms, cut stems, tie them into bundles, and hang them upside down in a dry, dark spot for several weeks. Annual. Summer flowering.
Deer-resistant and easy to grow, Ornamental Grasses add lovely texture, color and billowing movement to garden beds and containers. Their blooms are the hallmark of late summer and fall, and are wonderful additions to late-season bouquets.
  • Ornamental Grass Sowing Instructions
    Planting Depth    :1/4”
    Seed Spacing:1”
    Plant Spacing:12”
    Days to Germination:14-21 days
    Germination Temperature:55°-65°F

    Seeds are best direct-sown in mid-spring and thinned to 12" apart. If starting indoors, sow into individual pots 6 to 8 weeks before the last frost date. Cover the seeds lightly and keep them moist until germination. Harden off the seedlings by slowly introducing them to the outdoors over the span of a week, and then carefully transplant them, disturbing the roots as little as possible, to 12" apart in full sun and welldraining soil after all danger of frost has passed. Ornamental grass is relatively drought-tolerant once established. To dry the blooms, cut stems, tie them into bundles, and hang them upside down in a dry, dark spot for several weeks. Annual. Summer flowering.
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