Bromus — 10 species
Botanical species in the genus Bromus recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Bromus carinatus
Bromus carinatus
Family: Poaceae
Cultivation
Bromus carinatus is a plant of the temperate zone, where it is found at elevations up to 1,500 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 10 - 18°c, but can tolerate 2 - 22°c. When dormant, the plant can survive temperatures down to about -5°c, but young growth can be severely damaged at -1°c.
Full cultivation guide →Bromus diandrus
Bromus diandrus
Family: Poaceae
Cultivation
Tolerates a wide range of climates Succeeds in a sunny position on acidic or alkaline, sandy or loamy soils. In addition to open-pollinated flowers, the plant also has cleistogamous flowers - these do not open but produce seed by means of self-fertilization.
Full cultivation guide →Bromus hordeaceus
Bromus hordeaceus
Family: Poaceae
Cultivation
Bromus hordeaceus prefers a climate with relatively mild winters and very warm summers; however it adapts well to climatic variations. Dry Mediterranean climates are the most favourable. Succeeds in a sunny position in most well-drained soils.
Full cultivation guide →Bromus inermis
Bromus inermis
Family: Poaceae
Cultivation
Bromus inermis is a plant of the temperate zone, where it is found from cold continetal climates to subropical areas. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 12 - 25°c, but can tolerate 2 - 45°c. When dormant, the plant can survive temperatures down to about -35°c, but young growth can be severely damaged at 5°c.
Full cultivation guide →Bromus japonicus
Bromus japonicus
Family: Poaceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in a sunny position in most well-drained soils. When growing in dry climates, the plant may prefer rocky, shallow soil rather than fine-textured deep rock-free soil due to lesser evaporation loss from rocky soils. It has been recorded on reclaimed saline soil and can tolerate NaCl concentrations up to 0.7%
Full cultivation guide →Bromus mango
Bromus mango
Family: Poaceae
Cultivation
Species in this genus generally succeed in most well-drained soils in a sunny position. It succeeds on infertile acid soils. Thought to have become extinct, the plant has recently (1990 article) been rediscovered.
Full cultivation guide →Bromus marginatus
Bromus marginatus
Family: Poaceae
Cultivation
Bromus marginatus is a plant of the temperate zone, and is also cultivated into tropical regions. It is found at elevations up to 2, 900 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 10 - 21°c, but can tolerate 2 - 26°c.
Full cultivation guide →Bromus ramosus
Bromus ramosus
Family: Poaceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in a sunny position in most well-drained soils. This species is closely related to Bromus benekenii, but they hybridize only very rarely.
Full cultivation guide →Bromus rigidus
Bromus rigidus
Family: Poaceae
Cultivation
Succeeds in ordinary well-drained garden soil in a sunny position. In addition to open-pollinated flowers, the plant also has cleistogamous flowers - these do not open but produce seed by means of self-fertilization.
Full cultivation guide →Bromus tectorum
Bromus tectorum
Family: Poaceae
Cultivation
Bromus tectorum has a wide range of climatic tolerances. It grows best in regions where the mean annual temperate can range from 5 - 15°c, with a mean temperature in the hottest month ranging from 30 - 40°c and in the coldest month from -5 to 0°c. It can tolerate an absolute minimum of -40°c.
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