Family: Poaceae
            
                Scientific Name: Chloris virgata 
            
                Common Name: Finger Grass, Feather Finger Grass
            
    
    
            
            
    
            
            
                
    
    
    
    
     
    
 
        
    
    
    
        
            
            
                | Description | The inflorescence of this grass looks like fingers and fluffs up as it matures. | 
            
                | Pronunciation | (KLOR-is)(GAH-tah) | 
            
                | Plant Type | All Plants, Grass Ornamental | 
            
                | Hardiness Zone | 8-10 | 
            
                | Sunlight | full | 
            
                | Moisture | average, dry | 
            
                | Soil & Site | average | 
            
                | Temperature | tolerates heat | 
            
                | Flowers | immature spikes droop and are silky, becomes fluffy as it matures | 
            
                | Leaves | glossy green leaves with reddish tones, evergreen in subtropical climates | 
            
                | Dimensions | 12-18 inches | 
            
                | Maintenance | it can reseed and become invasive in the warmer climates | 
            
                | Propagation | seeds, division | 
            
                | Notes & Reference | #92-The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grass (Greenlee), #103-The Color Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses (Rick Darke) | 
            
        
        
        
     
    
                
	        
            
            
                
            
        
    
    
    
        
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