water wise plants

bird attracting
butterfly attracting

urban and commercial
residential

alpine
riparian

light - sandy soils
medium - loamy soils
heavy - clay soils
good drainage
reasonable drainage

Poa helmsii

Broad- leaved snow grass

coarse perennial tussock grass of wet areas along mountain stream or soakage areas


origin	nsw, victoria
cultural notes	fast growing and very hardy and long lived. Will grow in full sun or part shade in most soil conditions
maintenance	may be pruned to remove spent seed heads (usually late winter) and to encourage new growth
tolerates	drought and frost hardy
flowering season	summer
flower colour	3 to 8 spikelets in a 35cm long inflorescence
foliage colour	light green broad linear leaves with a sheath and are strongly compressed and keeled upwards.
height	up to 1.5m
water depth	edges and marshland
plant spacing	30cm apart for mass planting
recommended uses	ornamental grass ideal for landscaping, revegetation projects, best effect when mass planted

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