Thinopyrum ponticum Seeds | Tall Wheatgrass
LATIN NAME: Thinopyrum ponticum
COMMON NAME: Tall Wheatgrass
Plant Profile
Tall Wheatgrass (Thinopyrum ponticum) is a hardy, perennial in the grass family. Tall wheatgrass whips long, slender spikes over broad, grey-green clumps, the whole stand holding the tall, tough look of the salty meadow. It is a plant of open, sunny, deep, moist, well-drained ground. Not many plants ask so little and repay so much.
Science & Biotechnology
Thinopyrum ponticum sits in the grass family, a group that keeps botanists, horticulturists and plant breeders busy with questions of classification, adaptation and ornamental potential. From a research perspective, species of this kind are valuable material for work on propagation and on the selection of uniform lines.
Uses & Benefits
Tall Wheatgrass brings genuine presence to the garden and earns its keep across the growing season. Tall wheatgrass is a tall, useful plant of salty meadow and study collection. It is a tall, useful plant of open, sunny, deep, moist, well-drained garden. Wheatgrass seeds are happy in a silty, loamy mix kept lightly moist. It establishes readily and then requires nothing out of the ordinary.
Like the best garden herbs, it rewards growers twice: once in the garden with scent and pollinators, and again in the home as a traditional household herb.
Growing from Seed
Sow fresh seed of Tall Wheatgrass under ordinary good conditions. Scatter the seed evenly over a loose seed compost, cover to no more than its own depth, and keep the pot moist and bright. When the young plants are big enough to handle, space them into pots or a nursery row and let them size up before their final move.
Our Take
It grows as a hardy, perennial, so its place in the garden is easy to plan. Tall Wheatgrass is the kind of plant that rewards a permanent spot. The only critical period is germination, when the compost must stay evenly moist.
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