Panicum turgidum Seeds | Afer Wheatgrass
LATIN NAME: Panicum turgidum
COMMON NAME: Afer Wheatgrass
Plant Profile
Afer Wheatgrass (Panicum turgidum) is a tough grass in the grass family. The Afer wheatgrass is tough grass of the dry Sahel, and broad, grey-green leaves stand up to herd and the heat. Grass is a fine, generous presence of arid garden and range, and grazing value of tufts has a long record in dry regions. It is a grass of open, sunny, very well-drained ground. Few species give back so generously for so little effort.
Science & Biotechnology
Seed science, comparative botany and horticultural selection all touch on Panicum turgidum, a representative of the grass family with clear practical value. Centuries of cultivation have left a detailed record of how it grows and behaves.
Uses & Benefits
In the garden, Afer Wheatgrass earns its place in borders, containers and mixed plantings, and it also rewards growers who raise plants for cutting, drying or kitchen use. The Afer wheatgrass is a fine, generous grass of dry garden and the range. Broad, grey-green leaves give good grazing and fine, hardy hay, and tufts hold soil of dry slope and sandy ground against the wind. It has been written up in agricultural and ecological papers for hardy tufts and drought ways, and it is a fine, generous grass of open, sunny, very well-drained garden. Beyond the establishment year, its needs are simple and few.
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Growing from Seed
Afer Wheatgrass grows readily from seed. Fill a pot with a light seed compost, sow evenly on the surface, cover thinly and stand it somewhere warm, bright and evenly moist. Once the seedlings have made true leaves, pot them on individually and plant out when they are sturdy and conditions are right.
Our Take
Afer Wheatgrass is the kind of plant that rewards a permanent spot. Plant it in sun with drainage to its liking and the rest is easy.
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