Melica imperfecta, Small Flowered Melica Rocky soil Adiantum capillus-veneris

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Deep pink  and crimson tubular flowers bloom in the spring through fall

The heart shaped leaves are green and shiny

Succulent like with thick green oval leaves

the bacteria Xylella fastidosa clogs the vascular tissue

Melica imperfecta, Small Flowered Melica Rocky soil Adiantum capillus-venerisA California Native grass that can reach up to four feet high and one feet wide. You can find this grass in the south and central parts of California woodlands and chaparral hills, the coast, and coastal hills in the Sierras. If provided supplemental water in the summer it will stay green! This plant produces a pollen that can produce an allergic reaction. Plant with: Oaks (Quercus sp.) or other trees. Also useful in a meadow like garden or rock