Scientific Name:
Anemanthele lessoniana
Pronunciation:
ah-NEM-anth-ee-lee les-son-ee-AY-na
Common Name:
New Zealand wind grass, wind grass, pheasant grass
Family Name:
Poaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial, Poales (grass-like), Semi-evergreen
Key ID Features:
Semi-evergreen arching clump (tussock) with culms 60-75cm long; leaves slender, blades 400-500cm long x 4-6mm wide, long tinged orange-bronze to dark red in summer (especially in dry soils); sheaths 10-15 cm long; ligule asymmetrical, 1.5mm long; florets tiny, in reddish-brown feathery panicle-like sprays.
Habit:
Arching, Dense
Form:
Mounded
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Australia / New Zealand (New Zealand)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 8a: (-12 to -9.5 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Container planting, Perennial border, Waterside planting
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Grass-like
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Green, Gold, orange fall and winter
Colour in Fall:
Orange
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Spikelet, Spike-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
0
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Yellow
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Grain (caryopsis)
Fruit Colour:
Yellow
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Red
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Drought tolerant)
