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green needlegrass
Nassella viridula
Fort Collins
- Synonyms
- Stipa viridula
- Dimensions
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Height: 1.5 ft. to 6.0 ft.
Spread: 1.0 ft. to 1.5 ft. - Growth Form
- Grass/Grass Like
- Program Association
- Nature in the City, Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Large Mammals, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Shrubland Birds, Small Mammals
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low, Low
- Plant Community
- Foothills, Plains
- Season of Bloom
- June, July, August
- Flower Color
- Inconspicious
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Drought Tolerant
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
1, 2 - Soil Type
- Loam, Rocky
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This is an important larval food host for many of our native invertebrates.