Loudetia simplex – Ornamental Grass – Indigenous grass – 10 Seeds

Loudetia simplex is a grass species found in tropical and Southern Africa and Madagascar. The species is a perennial bunch grass, with culms erect and 30150 cm long. Leaves are mostly basal, with flat, convolute blades 1030 cm long and 25 mm wide. The inflorescence is a 1030 cm long panicle of spikelets, each containing one sterile and one fertile flower. The lemma carries a 2550 mm long awn. Germination is greatly improved with treatment of smoke seed primer.

For the best germination results with these seeds we recommend treating these seeds with Cape Seed Primer.

USDA Zone – 8

Season to Sow – Autumn / Spring