Agrostis nebulosa - Cloud Grass, Fibre Optics Grass

PLEASE NOTE: Since plants are often sourced from the garden to order, sizes do vary a little, depending on how they come out of the ground, but I always endeavour to give a little more rather than less! They are sometimes shipped bare-rooted, but will approximate the size specified (e.g. a 9cm pot).

Agrostis nebulosa Wildlife friendly

Cloud Grass, Fibre Optics Grass

Highly recommended!

Type/Hardiness	Annual Grass, Half hardy
Flowering period	July-September
Height	12-24in/30-60cm
Light preference	Full sun
Soil preference	Not too fussy
Sowing time/depth	Spring, 0.25in/6mm

As the seed heads emerge, they resemble fibre optics! Lovely plant for floral arrangements. Remove seedheads if you don't want the grass to self seed, but unlike some grasses is not difficult to control - roots are shallow so young, unwanted plants can be removed easily.

Sowing and/or growing instructions

Best sown direct in a sunny position, raking lightly into the soil. Requires light to germinate, so don't cover with more than 0.25in/6mm of soil. Grows well in gravel.

Seed