{"title":"Hystrix","description":"\u003cp\u003eA native woodland grass with bristly, bottlebrush seed heads. One of the few grasses that's happy in shade.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hystrix-patula","title":"Hystrix patula","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHystrix patula\u003c\/em\u003e: Bristly Bottlebrushes for Shady Spots\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBristly green spikes that look exactly like the brush you never clean the bottles with. This native grass grows in sun or shade, laughs off deer and rabbits and handles DRY SHADE LIKE IT'S NO BIG DEAL.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlant Characteristics:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eHystrix patula\u003c\/em\u003e (syn. \u003cem\u003eElymus hystrix\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommon Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bottlebrush Grass, Eastern Bottlebrush Grass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60–120 cm (2–4 ft) in flower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpread:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30–50 cm (1–1.5 ft)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bristly green spikes that age to tan, held well above the leaves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early summer (June to July)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark green, arching, cool-season leaves in a loose clump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rabbit resistant, tolerates dry shade once established, a larval host for several moths and the northern pearly-eye butterfly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere to Plant:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a grass for the places other grasses avoid: woodland edges, under high tree canopy, along a shady fence, or in a native or naturalized planting. It handles dry shade once settled, and the seed heads are good in fresh or dried arrangements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCompanion Plants:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plant bottlebrush grass in a shady or part-sun native woodland bed with violets, ferns and late asters. \u003cem\u003eViola sororia\u003c\/em\u003e opens purple-blue violets at 15 to 25 cm from April to June. \u003cem\u003eAdiantum pedatum\u003c\/em\u003e adds fan-shaped maidenhair fronds at 30 to 60 cm. \u003cem\u003eCimicifuga racemosa\u003c\/em\u003e brings white candle spikes at 120 to 180 cm in July and August. \u003cem\u003eEurybia divaricata\u003c\/em\u003e adds small white wood asters at 30 to 75 cm from August to October.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlant Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plant in spring or early fall in average, well-drained soil. It isn't fussy and handles clay, loam and fairly dry ground. Water regularly through the first season. After that, it rarely needs help. Individual plants can be short-lived, but it seeds itself around gently, so a patch tends to persist. If you don't want seedlings, cut the stems before the seed heads shatter in late summer. Cut the old foliage back in early spring before new growth starts. Divide in spring if a clump becomes crowded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bottlebrush grass is native to open woods and woodland edges across eastern North America, from eastern Canada south through the eastern United States. It was first placed in the genus \u003cem\u003eHystrix\u003c\/em\u003e, from the Greek word for porcupine, though botanists now group it with the wild ryes in \u003cem\u003eElymus\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinal Thoughts:\u003c\/strong\u003e It feeds caterpillars, ignores the deer and fills the tough spots. Plant it under the trees and SCRUB THAT PROBLEM AREA OFF YOUR LIST.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ornamental Grasses","offers":[{"title":"1 Litre Pot \/ 3","offer_id":67851583062294,"sku":"HYSTPA01","price":20.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0870\/5366\/4534\/files\/Hystrixpatula.png?v=1793736146"}],"url":"https:\/\/blacksheepperennials.com\/collections\/hystrix.oembed","provider":"Black Sheep Perennials","version":"1.0","type":"link"}