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Giant Elephant Grass 20+ seeds | Fast Growing | UK Hardy

£4.99 GBP
£4.99 GBP
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Please find for sale 20+ fresh Giant Elephant Grass, also known as Napier Grass is an easy to grow, fast growing and hardy plant that will provide structure or screening to any garden. I also sell Elephant Grass plants if you want to save yourself some time - see the Ornamental Grass section of my eBay shop. I have noticed that in late summer some of the leaves take on a red hue - actually very attractive. Germination rate from these seeds seems to be around 30-50% if pre-soaked.

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Elephant Grass is grown domestically for two purposes. Firstly it is a used as a really fast growing screening plant - growing up to 18ft in the right conditions it is a far more attractive than the dreaded Leylandii with the added benefit of sounding good in the breeze and providing homes to a multitude of wildlife. 

Secondly it is used as a sculptural plant - looking attractive at the back of borders or in the middle of laws etc - see second picture. Again it is fast growing and easy to maintain, keeping in check as required. Muck preferable to bamboos for this purpose as bamboos send up new shoots in the middle of the lawn that will spike your feet!


Sowing Guide

    • Sow at any time of year but prefably spring unless you have grow lights and mats
    • The seeds have very hard shiny coats so scarification significantly speeds up germination - rub between two pieces of sandpaper
    • Soak the seeds in water for 24 hours before planting.  
    • Sow seeds thinly into trays or large pots containing a good quality seed compost mix - ideally a mix of  50% regular compost, 50% vermiculite 
    • Do not cover the seed with compost as light is required for germination, just lightly press the seeds into the earth.
    • Moisten the seeds, cover the container with a clear plastic dome or put it in a clear plastic bag so the seeds remain moist. Keep at temperatures of around 20 to 25°C
    • Put the container in indirect light away from the sun, germination should take place in two to four weeks but may be longer if seeds not scarified first
    • After the seedlings appear, remove the cover and place them where they can get plenty of sun and maintain a temperature of around 15°C until the seedlings are established.
    • If sown in Autumn or Winter, keep in posts indoors or in greenhouse etc until spring.
    • Once seedlings are large enough to handle, transplant them to 15" pots containing gritty compost. 
    • They will form a bushy plant and be ready to go into the garden in spring.
Germination update

If have been conducting a series of simultaneous experiments on  how to speed up and maximise germination of these seeds. It would appear that a combination of both scarification and soaking for serval days does work. It is also important that the heat remains between 20-30c i.e. in the UK you will need a heat mat.

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