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Family POACEAEGenus HeteropogonSpecies contortusSA Plant Number Basionym Heteropogon contortus
Heteropogon contortus is a hardy, robust grass with golden brown colours. This gracefully arching grass has flowers and seeds from October to March. In autumn it has beautiful golden and brown colours. This is a palatable grass.
Plant as a backdrop to a grassland garden or mass plant behind a colourful bed for a beautiful effect. Interesting containers can also be planted up with Spear grass.
It is also useful as a soil stabilizer. As with all grasses it should be cut back once a year and raked to remove the thatch.
Size 30 to 90cm
Landscaping: Makes an interesting container plant. Can be planted as a soil stabiliser. Plant to give a prairie feel in a large field, or as a striking backdrop to a colourful flower bed.
Limpopo, North West, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu Natal, Free State, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, Western Cape
Biome:Grassland
Natural Habitat Grassland, Roadsides
Growth Rate: Fast Growing, Evergreen or Deciduous: Evergreen, Hardiness - Frost: Frost Hardy, Plant Type: Grasses, Position: Semi-shade, Position: Sun - Full, Soil: Loamy - Compost rich Soil, Soil: Well-drained, Garden Uses: Container Plant, Garden Uses: Groundcover, Garden Uses: Local to Gauteng, Garden Uses: Small Gardens, Garden Uses: Soil Stabilising, Hardiness - Drought: Drought Hardy, Garden type: Grassland Garden,
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