Themeda triandra
Water Needs
low
grass
Red Grass Rooigras
40 cm – 1.2 m
Size
Light Conditions
sun
Frost
low; moderate; hardy
Flowers
cream ; spring; summer; autumn; October - July
Garden Situation
sun; grassland meadow; rockery gravel; dry soil; sandy soil; clay soil; windy exposed; slope bank; wildlife birds
Habitat
grassland; bushveld; Coastal KZN; Coastal Eastern Cape; desert; Fynbos; Urban Streets; Rocky places
Region
thicket; Subtropical East Coast; Western Cape; Karoo; Bushveld savanna
Rain Season
summer; winter
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Description
An attractive see-through grass with slender blue-green leaves in spring becoming greener through summer, and a lovely red-brown in winter. Hanging spiklets – or awns – add lovely textural interest to a grassland garden. Hardy and drought-resistant, this grass is unfussy about soil type, but does require full sun. Height is very variable, between 40 cm – 1.2 m. Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape
