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Pennisetum glaucum is a ANNUAL growing to 3 m . It is in flower from September to October, and the seeds ripen from September to October. The species is hermaphrodite and is pollinated by Wind.
Suitable for: light and medium soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought.

Cultivation

Requires a light well-drained soil in a sunny position. Succeeds in dry infertile soils. This species is the most drought-resistant of all cereal crops. Cultivated for its edible seed in tropical and sub-tropical areas, it is especially suited to regions with a short growing season. It is a more problematical crop in Britain, requiring a hot summer if it is to ripen a good crop of seed. There are often not many seeds on the inflorescence.

HabitatsRiver banks in sandy soils
Habitatscommon as a weed.
HabitatsCultivated Beds
HabitatsCultivated Beds

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