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Digitaria brownii
Cotton Panic Grass
Notes

Uses: Attractive grass with silky purple flower heads. Valuable forage species for local fauna. Looks best when in flower and is a great contrast plant when planted against a dark background.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.

:NW: North Western  
:LE: Lake Eyre    
:GT: Gairdner-Torrens   
:FR: Flinders Rangers  
:EA: Eastern   
:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:NL: Northern Lofty
:MU: Murray
:SL: Southern Lofty
:SE: South Eastern
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.

  • Height 0.3-1m
  • Spread 0.2-0.3m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Poaceae
  • Botanical Name Digitaria brownii
  • Common Name Cotton Panic Grass
  • Origin SA, WA, Vic, NSW, Qld, NT
  • Habit Clumping, Dense, Spreading
  • Landscape Coastal footslopes, 2nd line coast, Plains, Footslopes, Hills
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Purple
  • Flowering Time Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring
  • Flower Type Spikes
  • Purpose Habitat, Ornamental
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Grass Sedge or Flax
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region