Zoysia tenuifolia

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Plant Characteristics
Lifespan: perennial
Origin: SE Asia
Cultivation
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Scientific Names

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Grass. Very slow-growing. creeping. Spreads by rhizomes underground. Low-growing. ground cover forms clumps/mounds. 2 in (5 cm) long leaves are dark green and short, fine and wiry. Narrow oblong little spikes flowers, green, to 2 in (5 cm) long come in late summer.


More information about this species can be found on the genus page.

Cultivation

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References

  • Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881926248

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