Slender Mannagrass
Glyceria melicaria
A slender, shade-loving wetland grass native to boggy woods, spring runs, and shaded stream banks. Forms light green stands with delicate, narrow, upright seed panicles. Excellent for wet shade, mud flats, and bog gardens.
- Family
- Poaceae
- Type
- grass
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3.9–3.9 ft
- Spacing
- 1.5–2.5 ft apart
- Light
- shade, part shade
- Soil moisture
- wet, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- green
- Wildlife value
- songbirds, larval host
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing, rain garden
- Native states
- CT, MA, ME, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, VT, WV