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| Category: Grass |
| Family: Poaceae (Gramineae) (Grasses) |
| Origin: Garden Origin |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Purple |
| Bloomtime: Spring/Summer |
| Synonyms: [Sesleria 'Greenlee'] |
| Parentage: (S. autumnalis x S. caerulea) |
| Height: 1 foot |
| Width: 1-2 feet |
| Exposure: Sun or Shade |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 0-10° F |
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Sesleria 'Greenlee Hybrid' (Greenlee Moor Grass) - An evergreen clumping blue-green grass that grows to 1 foot tall and as wide with pale purple-tinged flowers spring and summer. Tolerates a wide range of conditions - wet to dry, sun to shade. Hardy to at least 0° F and proven hardy in Minnesota to USDA at Zones 4. This plant was a spontaneous seedling and is presumed to be a hybrid between Sesleria caerulea and Sesleria autumnalis. It is intermediary between these species with blue-green leaves similar to those of Sesleria caerulea but is a taller plant with longer leaves. The flowers, which rise well above the foliage, are more like those of Sesleria autumnalis with a more elongated spike but these spikes are thicker and have a rose-purple hue. We received this new grass from John Greenlee in 2006. John had discovered it growing in his Pomona California nursery as an apparent adventitious hybrid. This is a very attractive meadow type grass that can be used in mass or for accent plantings. It has fast become one of our customers' favorite grasses and for good reason. For many years we grew this plant under the name Sesleria 'Greenlee' but industry wide it is now being called Sesleria 'Greenlee Hybrid' and we too have more recently adopted this name. It has been planted throughout the US and has also made it into cultivation in Europe.
This information about Sesleria 'Greenlee Hybrid' displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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