Enrich your garden with an exotic plant. The zebra grass from China is a real eye-catcher with its unusual appearance, is suitable for a variety of uses and is extremely undemanding in terms of care. Of course, the prerequisite is the right location and the appropriate substrate. You can find out what else you need to consider when planting zebra grass on this page.
How can I successfully plant zebra grass?
Choose a sunny location with moist, loamy-sandy soil for the zebra grass. Plant it in spring, enrich the soil with compost (€12.00 on Amazon) and clay and make sure there is sufficient planting distance. When planting in containers, ensure drainage and a sufficiently large container.
Usage
Zebra grass is suitable
- as a hedge plant
- as a solitaire in the bed
- as planting on the banks of your garden pond
- as privacy screen
- as a container plant
Optimal location
Plant your zebra grass in as sunny a spot as possible. The plant is also frugal in partial shade, but if the environment is too dark, the plant does not develop its typical pattern on the stalks. The higher the sunlight, the better the growth.
Demands on the substrate
If waterlogging is not allowed, zebra grass needs a lot of water. Moist soil is therefore ideal, for example near a pond. The plant prefers loamy-sandy soils with a pH value of 4.6-7.5. To ensure the necessary nutrient supply, it is best to enrich the soil with compost (€12.00 on Amazon) and clay. Before planting, it is also recommended to incorporate sand, grit and humus. In addition, a drainage layer prevents harmful waterlogging.
Suitable planting partners
The green and white stalks of zebra grass harmonize very well with red and yellow flowering plants such as
- the lady's mantle
- the sun hat
- the Goldfelberich
- or the globe thistle
What you need to consider when planting
- the best time to plant zebra grass is spring
- Zebra grass looks most beautiful standing alone
- If you have several plants, you should maintain a planting distance of at least one meter
- put one plant per square meter
- dig a sufficiently large hole for the root ball
- plan the location long-term before planting. Moving it later requires effort and weakens the grass
- install a root barrier straight away, as zebra grass spreads rapidly over time
Planting zebra grass in the pot
- Planting is possible until August
- choose a sufficiently large bucket
- install drainage as a preventive measure
- put the bucket on a saucer