Aciphylla glaucescens
Family: Apiaceae Species
Common Name: Blue Speargrass
Common Synonymy:
Feathery Spaniard
Cold Hardiness Zone: 7b View the UK and US zone maps
Aciphylla glaucescens Information
Identification
Very large dense tussocks of flaccid divided bluish leaves up to 1.5m in length, the segments very long and narrow, about 4mm wide. Stems very stout, up to 2m tall with an oblong racemose inflorescence bearing long spreading spines. Lowland and hill grasslands, both main New Zealand islands.
General Information
Requires cold stratification and germination can take over a year.
Distribution
Native to: New Zealand