Melinis repens
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Tricholaena rosea, Nees (T. violacea, Hort. T. grandiflora, Hort. Panicum tonsum, Steud.). Fig. 3836. Natal-Grass. Annual: culms usually geniculate at base, 1 1/2 - 3 ft. high: panicle 3-8 in. long, the silky spikelets a rich wine-color when fresh, changing to purplish when dry. S. Afr. R.H. 1897, p. 273.—One of our most beautiful ornamental grasses. Sometimes called ruby-grass. It has become naturalized in parts of Fla. and Calif. CH
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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