Poa flabellata -

Family:	Gramineae
Habit:	Perennial
Height:	2
Synonyms:	P. forsteri. Festuca flabellata.
Range:	Southern S. America - Chile, Falkland Islands. Naturalized in Britain in the Shetland Islands[50].

Poa flabellata () is a Perennial which grows to a height of 2m . It has a hardness rating of 0.
The flowers from this plant are hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and they are pollinated by Wind

Soil Information

Poa flabellata will grow in light (sandy),medium (loamy),hard (clay) soil. It is / is important for the soil to be well drained.
The soil prefers the following PH / acid levels :
- pH of less than 6, Acidic soils
- pH between 6 and 8, Neutral soils
- pH greater than 8, Basic soils
Poa flabellata prefers soils

Ideal Planting Locations

Poa flabellata should not be planted in shady areas.

Coastal rocks and peats, often in coastal bogs[69].

Planting places suited to this plant described below.

• Can be planted in Cultivated Beds
• A bog garden plant

Cultivation Details

Succeeds in any well-drained moderately fertile soil in a sunny position[200]. This plant is also likely to tolerate wet soils and maritime exposure, see its native habitat.

Edible Uses*

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Edible Rating: 1/5
The base of the leaf stalk has a juicy and fleshy portion that is about 3cm long and as thick as an adult's finger[2]. It is a very sweet morsel with a nutty flavour[2, 105, 177].

• Stem - this often intergrades into leaves.

Medicinal Uses*

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Medicinal Rating: 0/5
None known

Propagation

Seed - surface sow in the spring in a cold frame. Do not allow the compost to dry out. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Division in the spring. Very easy, larger divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions. We have found that it is better to pot up the smaller divisions and grow them on in light shade in a cold frame until they are well established before planting them out in late spring or early summer.

Known Hazards

None known

Other Uses

None known

Cultivars

no recorded cultivars

References

Flora Europaea
?
Author: ?
Rating:
Publisher : An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader.
Date of Publication : 1964

Flora of Tierra del Fuego.
Moore. D. M.
Author: Moore. D. M.
Rating:
Publisher : Standard work for this part of S. America. Excellent details of habitat and a few notes on plant uses.
Date of Publication : 1983

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