| Description | June Grass (Koeleria macrantha) A tough, low growing cool season prairie grass. |
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| Pronunciation | (koh-LAIR-ee-ah)(mah-KRAN-than) |
| Plant Type | Grass Ornamental, Wild Flowers |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, dry, doesn't like wet soggy soils |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained, doesn't like wet soggy soils |
| Temperature | grows best in the cooler season |
| Flowers | inflorescence erect, dense cylindrical panicle, pale chartreuse to pale tan |
| Leaves | grass blades are 5-6 inches tall, 1/8 inch wide |
| Dimensions | foliage 1-1.5 feet, inflorescence 1-1.5 feet, grows in bunches |
| Propagation | seed, division |
| Misc Facts | (syn. K. pyramidata) |
| Notes & Reference | #56-Tall Grass Prairie Wildflowers (Doug Ladd), #92-The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grass (Greenlee), #140-Prairie Plants of the UW Madison Arboretum (Theodore Cochrane, Kandis Elliot, Claudia Lipke) |
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