- Botanical name: Agrostis nebulosa
- Common name: Cloud grass
- Family: Poaceae
- Plant Type: Annual, Deciduous
Purple
White
Green
- Key features:
- Attractive seedheads
Commonly known as cloud grass, Agrostis nebulosa is a stunning annual grass grown for its billowing panicles bearing masses of tiny flowers, followed by seedheads.
In the garden, it’s especially suited to growing in a meadow setting with plants like scabious, knapweed and lady’s bedstraw. Indoors, it makes a brilliant and long-lasting cut flower – a generous bunch looks fantastic by itself.
For best results, direct sow Agrostis nebulosa where it is to flower on a prepared soil in full sun in April or May. Alternatively, sow indoors in March or April then plant out later in spring. Plants will readily self-seed but seedlings are easy to remove.
How to grow Agrostis nebulosa
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Plant size
30cm height
30cm spread
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Aspect
South facing, west facing
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Position in border
Front
- Sun exposure: Full sun
- Hardiness: Hardy
- Soil type: Acidic / chalky / alkaline / clay / heavy / moist / well drained / light / sandy
Plant calendar
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Sow | ||||||||||||
Sow |
J
Do not Sow in January |
F
Do not Sow in February |
M
Do Sow in March |
A
Do Sow in April |
M
Do Sow in May |
J
Do not Sow in June |
J
Do not Sow in July |
A
Do not Sow in August |
S
Do not Sow in September |
O
Do not Sow in October |
N
Do not Sow in November |
D
Do not Sow in December |
Flowers | ||||||||||||
Flowers |
J
Plant does not flower in January |
F
Plant does not flower in February |
M
Plant does not flower in March |
A
Plant does not flower in April |
M
Plant does not flower in May |
J
Plant does not flower in June |
J
Plant does flower in July |
A
Plant does flower in August |
S
Plant does flower in September |
O
Plant does not flower in October |
N
Plant does not flower in November |
D
Plant does not flower in December |
Agrostis nebulosa and wildlife
Agrostis nebulosa has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
Is Agrostis nebulosa poisonous?
Agrostis nebulosa has no toxic effects reported.
No reported toxicity to Birds
No reported toxicity to Cats
No reported toxicity to Dogs
No reported toxicity to Horses
No reported toxicity to Livestock
No reported toxicity to People