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🌱 Lagurus ovatus — Hare Tail

Lagurus ovatus is an annual flower seed, belonging to the Cereal family. Key selling points include its unique, soft and densely pubescent inflorescence, and its ability to thrive in containers.

🌿 Botanical Description

Lagurus ovatus is a dense-core, grayish-pubescent annual cereal with a height of 8-50 (90) cm. Stems are erect or ascending, simple or branched from the lower nodes, cranked. The leaves are usually concentrated at the base of the stems, linear, flat, short, 1-20 cm long and 2-14 mm wide, velvety-pubescent. Inflorescence is ovate, rarely cylindrical panicle 0.5-6 cm long, 0.5-2 cm wide, very soft and densely pubescent, whitish. The spikelets are single-flowered, 7-9 mm long, without awns, mostly sterile at the base of the panicle. The fruit is a spindle-shaped grain about 3 mm long and 0.6 mm thick.

🌾 Growing & Agrotechnics

• Sow seeds 1-2 cm deep in well-draining soil in early spring or late summer. Pre-treatment is not required.
• Germination temperature is 15-20°C, germination time is 7-14 days.
• Soil type: well-draining, pH 6.0-7.0.
• Watering and fertilization: keep soil consistently moist, fertilize lightly.
• USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-8, frost tolerance: moderate.

🗺️ Natural Growing Areas

Lagurus ovatus is native to Europe and Asia, growing in a variety of habitats, including grasslands, meadows, and along roadsides. It thrives in temperate climates with moderate temperatures and rainfall.

✨ Interesting Facts

Lagurus ovatus has been used in traditional medicine for its antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties. It is also a popular ornamental plant, often used in combination with other plants in containers or in cereal borders.

🌸 Uses

Lagurus ovatus is a wonderful decoration for a herb garden or gravel garden. It is also suitable for growing in containers.