Thinopyrum elongatum
Thinopyrum elongatum
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
Coming from the Mediterranean region, with its hot dry summers and cool, moist winters, Thinopyrum elongatum is a cool-season grass that grows mainly from the autumn round to the spring and then can become dormant in the summer[1]. It is reported to tolerate an annual precipitation in the range of 300 - 2,100mm and average annual temperatures ranging between 5 - 19°c[1]. Not all forms of the plant are frost-tolerant, but some forms will succeed even in Northern Canada[1]. A very tolerant plant, able to grow in a wide range of conditions. It succeeds in soils with a pH of 5.3 - 9.0, and thrives in areas subject to inundation by saline water, such as seashores and saline meadows as well as on alkaline soils[1]. The plant grows best in full sun but tolerates some shade.
Propagation
Seed - surface sow, or only just cover the seed, in a greenhouse in early autumn. Germination should take place within a few days. When large enough to handle, prick out the seedlings into individual pots and plant out in the following autumn or spring. If you are sowing a large area, then the seed can be sown in situ, preferably in early autumn, though in areas experiencing heavy frosts in the winter it would be best to sow the seed in the spring. A seed rate of 9 - 13 kg per hectare is recommended[1]. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Thinopyrum+elongatum>
Pollinators
Wind
References
- [1]Handbook of Energy Crops — Duke. J. · - · 1983 · https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/dukeindex.html · ISBN - ↩︎Published only on the Internet, excellent information on a wide range of both temperate and tropical plants.
- [2]Flora of the USSR. — Komarov. V. L. · Israel Program for Scientific Translation · 1968 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org · ISBN - ↩︎An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
- [3]Plants Database — United States Department of Agriculture · http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet ↩︎An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants.