This plant looks much like a miniature bamboo, and is a type of grass. It has small and fine bright green leaves and grows in a tight clump with a bushy habit. It can be grown in full sun to part shade, though it must be kept constantly moist. It makes a very good pot plant or edging around rock gardens and is especially good around ponds where it gets plenty of water.
Pogonatherum Paniceum Care
Pogonatherum Crinitum
What is the plant
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Humidity
High
Lighting
Part Sun
Temperature
21°C - 32°C
Hardiness zone
9 - 10
Difficulty
Medium
How to Care for the Plant
Water
Water regularly so that the substrate never dries out completely; if they suffer from drought or low humidity, the leaves turn yellow and may fall. It's important that the ambient humidity; spray the leaves every 2 days in summer and place a tray with wet stones under the pot.
Pruning
They do not need pruning. If the plant has lost many leaves, it's advisable to prune drastically at ground level to try to make it regrowth.
Fertilizer
Fertilize every 4 weeks during spring and summer with mineral fertilizer.
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Sunlight
Pogonatherum paniceum needs full or well-lit sun exposure and warm temperatures.
Soil
The soil can be a mixture, in equal parts, of leaf mulch and topsoil. The transplant is done at the end of winter.
Temperature
Pogonatherum paniceum needs warm temperatures.
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