{"id":3491,"date":"2012-07-04T10:03:30","date_gmt":"2012-07-04T17:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.offthewallmedia.com\/sevenoaks\/?p=3491"},"modified":"2023-07-31T11:59:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T11:59:29","slug":"koeleria-macrantha-july-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.offthewallmedia.com\/sevenoaks\/koeleria-macrantha-july-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Koeleria macrantha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the beginning of the summer, when most people are getting ready for 4th of July,<em> Koeleria macrantha<\/em>, or prairie junegrass, are setting seed. In a way they resemble miniature fireworks with their golden white spikes of seed fanning out above the tuft of leaves. Check out a fantastic photograph displaying this resemblance at the\u00a0<a title=\"Botany Photo of the Day\" href=\"http:\/\/www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca\/potd\/2009\/06\/koeleria_macrantha.php\">UBC Botany Photo of the Day<\/a>\u00a0website. \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5177\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.offthewallmedia.com\/sevenoaks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Koe-mac-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.offthewallmedia.com\/sevenoaks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Koe-mac-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev.offthewallmedia.com\/sevenoaks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Koe-mac-1-416x312.jpg 416w, https:\/\/dev.offthewallmedia.com\/sevenoaks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Koe-mac-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev.offthewallmedia.com\/sevenoaks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Koe-mac-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5178\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.offthewallmedia.com\/sevenoaks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Koe-mac-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.offthewallmedia.com\/sevenoaks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Koe-mac-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dev.offthewallmedia.com\/sevenoaks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Koe-mac-2-416x555.jpg 416w, https:\/\/dev.offthewallmedia.com\/sevenoaks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Koe-mac-2.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>One of the more prevalent of the native grasses, prairie junegrass is found in much of North America in a variety of habitats. A few common places to find this species are dry rocky grasslands and sagebrush steppe, which makes sense as it is a fire resistant grass with the ability to recover shortly after fire.<\/p>\n<p>On top of \u00a0<em>Koeleria macrantha&#8217;s<\/em>\u00a0great native and restoration attributes it also can provide a unique outline\u00a0in any garden. \u00a0Its nature, unlike many unruly horticultural grasses,\u00a0is to\u00a0stay put where it is planted, reseeding at a minimum rate. \u00a0The beauty of a grass without the invasiveness is hard to find. \u00a0Part of it&#8217;s scientific name, &#8220;<em>macrantha<\/em>&#8221; means large, referring to its large panicles of flowers that form early in the spring. As the seed develops the large stalks nod slightly.<\/p>\n<p>We have <a title=\"Koeleria macrantha containers\" href=\"https:\/\/dev.offthewallmedia.com\/sevenoaks\/availability\/container-availability\/?pavail=Koeleria+macrantha\"><em>Koeleria macrantha<\/em> in containers<\/a>\u00a0that we grew from Deschutes County, Oregon seed. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5176\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.offthewallmedia.com\/sevenoaks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Koe-mac-4-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.offthewallmedia.com\/sevenoaks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Koe-mac-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev.offthewallmedia.com\/sevenoaks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Koe-mac-4-416x312.jpg 416w, https:\/\/dev.offthewallmedia.com\/sevenoaks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Koe-mac-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev.offthewallmedia.com\/sevenoaks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Koe-mac-4.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the beginning of the summer, when most people are getting ready for 4th of July, Koeleria macrantha, or prairie junegrass, are setting seed. In a way they resemble miniature fireworks with their golden white spikes of seed fanning out above the tuft of leaves. 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