Mitchell grass

Name:	Mitchell grass (Astrebla lappacea) Curly Mitchell grass
Description:	Perennial tufted summer growing native grass with rhizomes. It is best suited to heavy grey cracking clay soils in North West NSW. Seed is best sown very shallow (< 1 cm deep) at 1–2 kg/ha in early or late summer. Seed should be greater than 12 months old at sowing. Note that seed is expensive and scarce (2004).
Seed available:	Yanda P (Native Seeds Pty Ltd)

Name:

Mitchell grass (Astrebla lappacea) Curly Mitchell grass

Description:

Perennial tufted summer growing native grass with rhizomes.

It is best suited to heavy grey cracking clay soils in North West NSW.

Seed is best sown very shallow (< 1 cm deep) at 1–2 kg/ha in early or late summer. Seed should be greater than 12 months old at sowing.

Note that seed is expensive and scarce (2004).

Seed available:

Yanda P (Native Seeds Pty Ltd)

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