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Quaking Grass |
| Briza maxima |
| Quaking Grass, or Briza, is an ornamental dried flower grass bearing graceful, nodding, bronze colored spikelets. |
| Annual |
| Common Names |
Briza |
| Height |
12 - 24 inches. |
| Cultivar |
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| Propagation |
By seed at 55°F or easiest sow direct in early spring. |
| Cultivation |
Full sun in very well drained soil. |
| Disease |
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| Harvest |
Harvest Quaking Grass soon after heading well before seed pods turn tan. If there is noticeable shattering of spikelets during handling the crop was cut to late. |
| Drying |
Hang Quaking Grass upside down in dry, dark, open, airy place. |
| Uses |
Quaking Grass is a neat dried flower texture. |
| Comments |
The pods, actually fruit spikes, quiver and 'quake' in the breeze. Thus its name, Quaking Grass. |
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