Guide to growing garden plants - Koeleria Blue meadow grass
Most of the Koeleria genus plants that are grown in the garden are hardy perennials.
They are grasses and have blue or green flat leaves that are between 15 and 45cm in length.
They have inflorescences atop long stems and bloom from spring to early summer.
Some of the common names for Koeleria include Blue meadow grass, Blue June grass and Blue hair grass. Latin names include Koeleria macrantha, Koeleria pyramidata and Koeleria cristata.
How to grow Blue meadow grass
Blue meadow grass can be grown either from seeds or tubers. The seeds should be sown on the surface and tubers buried five cm deep; in the first months of spring. they like to grow in sunny areas that have good drainage, and have a preference for sandy soil. It takes from half a week to three weeks for blue meadow grass seeds to fertilize at 15 to 24 degrees centigrade.
Caring for blue meadow grass in the garden
Once growing thin the young blue meadow grass plants to be about 20 to 30cm apart. Members of the Koeleria genus are pretty easy to look after: they require regular watering in dry spells. The plants are short lived, and more can be propagated by dividing the plants in the spring.