Spike-Spike Melic Grass

Melica Ciliata

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Overview

Spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica ciliata) is a charming, clump-forming perennial gracing gardens with its delicate, hairy flower spikes. Thriving in partial shade, it reaches up to 2 feet in height and spreads approximately 1 foot. This low-maintenance grass prefers well-drained soil, offering a silky texture and movement to borders and woodland settings. Foliage remains attractive through summer, complementing adjacent flowering plants and providing visual interest. USDA zones 5-9.

Sun Full, HalfWater LowZones 5–8

Spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica Ciliata) — Spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica ciliata) is a charming

Culture

Sun: Full, Half
Water: Low
USDA zones: 5–8

Shape & size

Classification

Family: Poaceae

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Spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica Ciliata) — Spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica ciliata) is a charming; offering a silky texture and movement to borders and

Spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica Ciliata) — This low-maintenance grass prefers well-drained soil; it is drought-tolerant once established and thrives in

Spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica Ciliata) — offering a silky texture and movement to borders and woodland settings; spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica ciliata) is

Spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica Ciliata) — Foliage remains attractive through summer; adds a delicate and refined texture to any landscape design

Spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica Ciliata) — Thriving in partial shade, it reaches up to 2 feet in height and spreads approximately 1 foot; bright green leaves

Spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica Ciliata) — adds a delicate and refined texture to any landscape design; foliage remains attractive through summer

Spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica Ciliata) — commonly referred to as Silky Spike Melic Grass; white flowers in the garden

Spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica Ciliata) — complementing adjacent flowering plants and providing visual interest; nodding spikes adorned with silky hairs that

Spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica Ciliata) — it reaches a height between 1 to 2 feet and spreads about 1 foot wide; preferring partial shade to full sun exposure

Spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica Ciliata) — This charming perennial grass is favored for its fine foliage and airy flowering spikes; naturalistic feel to the

Spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica Ciliata) — naturalistic feel to the garden; this charming perennial grass is favored for its fine foliage and airy flowering

Spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica Ciliata) — bright green leaves that present a gentle arching form; thriving in partial shade, it reaches up to 2 feet in height

Spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica Ciliata) — In late spring to early summer; giving rise to its common name

Spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica Ciliata) — giving rise to its common name; in late spring to early summer

Spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica Ciliata) — Silky Spike Melic Grass produces slender; grass with white blooms

Spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica Ciliata) — nodding spikes adorned with silky hairs that glint in the sunlight; complementing adjacent flowering plants and

Spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica Ciliata) — These whimsical flowers stand above the foliage; melica ciliata is seldom bothered by pests or diseases

Spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica Ciliata) — it is drought-tolerant once established and thrives in well-draining soils; this low-maintenance grass prefers

Spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica Ciliata) — preferring partial shade to full sun exposure; it reaches a height between 1 to 2 feet and spreads about 1 foot wide

Spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica Ciliata) — Melica ciliata is seldom bothered by pests or diseases; these whimsical flowers stand above the foliage

Spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica Ciliata) — a reassuring attribute for the informed client who values resilience in their garden plants; grass for full or half

Spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica Ciliata) — grass with white blooms; silky Spike Melic Grass produces slender

Spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica Ciliata) — grass for full or half; a reassuring attribute for the informed client who values resilience in their garden plants

Spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica Ciliata) — Spike-Spike Melic Grass (Melica ciliata) is a charming; offering a silky texture and movement to borders, image 49

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