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Desert Needlegrass
Achnatherum speciosum
Desert needlegrass can be planted in mass in the mid and foreground of the landscape to create a moving and playful feeling. They can also be used to create informal borders to soften your landscape.
- Plant type: Ornamental Grass, Native
- Maintenance level: Low
- Water requirement: Low
- Sun exposure: Full
- Height range: 12–24 Inches
- Width range: 12–18 Inches
- Canopy value: 1 ft²
- Growth rate: Fast
- Seasonal habit: Deciduous
- Flower color: Yellow, White
- Flower season: Spring
- Fruit color: White, Brown
- Fruit season: Summer
- General foliage color: Green
- Fall foliage color: Brown
- Design style: Patio Plants, Pollinator Plants
- Hardiness cold tolerance: -40 °F
- Soil preference: Sand, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Well Drained, Dry
- Native location: Southwestern US [Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah]
- PH preference: Alkaline/Basic, Neutral, Not Particular
- USDA hardiness zone: 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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