`Dixieland’ is a dwarf form of `Silver Arrow’ with broad leaved bright white and green streaked foliage. A compact upright grower that never flops over, `Dixieland’ is an excellent choice for the smaller garden and for use as a low hedge or screen. It flowers during early fall with burgundy plumes and combines well with other grasses and many perennials and ground covers.
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Details
Hardiness Zone:
5
Blossom Color:
Silver
Growth Habit:
Clump Forming
Max Height:
4½'
Texture:
Medium Texture
Recommended Spacing:
2½' to 3'
We sell this plant in these containers:
#2 Pot
Special Characteristics
Cuttings
Seasonal Effect
Moderate Area
Salt Tolerant
Drought Tolerant
Deer Resistant
Sandy Soil Tolerant
Controls Erosion
Features
Dwarf selection with broad bright white and green streaked foliage. Burgundy flower plumes in early fall -nice all winter.
Landscape Value
Superb specimen, accent, companion, or hedge/screen. Also excellent as a large-scale ground cover when mass planted.
Care
Watering:
'Dixieland Japanese Silver Grass is moderately drought tolerant but benefits from occasional watering, to maintain soil in a moist but not wet condition, during the summer months.
Fertilizing:
'Dixieland Japanese Silver Grass is a moderate feeder, benefiting from a couple of annual applications of slow release fertilizer. A spring application of a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and during early fall, an application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) can be applied to encourage root development and cold hardiness.
Pruning:
'Dixieland Japanese Silver Grass should be enjoyed all winter long, then, during early April before it begins to grow again, it should be pruned or mowed back to ground level.
