Poa poiformis
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Plant name: Coast tussock grass ‘blue’
Plant type: native and ornamental grasses
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Origin: NSW, VICTORIA, QLD, SA & TASMANIA
Cultural notes: Fast-growing and very hardy. Will grow in full sun or part shade and either wet or dry conditions in most soil types.
Maintenance: Can be pruned annually to remove spent seed heads (usually late summer) and to encourage new growth.
Tolerates: Drought and frost.
Flowering season: Spring and summer
Flower colour: Bears clusters of small green to yellow spikelets.
Foliage colour: Blue-grey foliage with inflorescences bearing clusters of large green to purple spikelets which appear in spring and summer. The leaf blades are smooth on the outer surface.
Width: Up to 1m
Height: Up to 1m
Plant spacing: 50cm apart for mass plantings and 1m apart for specimen plants.
Recommended uses: Feature planting or revegetation projects.
Description: Densely tufted perennial grass of coastal foreshores and estuaries.