Melinus repens

Natal red Top (e), Natalse rooipluim (a)

Type	Size	Characteristics	Flowers	Position
Grass	40 cm	Hardy, semi-deciduous.	Pink	Sun or semi shade

Hardy, perennial grass with beautiful plumes of pink and white fluffy seeds. This is the grass you see along the roads shining in the sun. It is a good soil stabiliser interplanted with other perennial grasses or groundcovers. The seeds attract seed eating birds. Plant in sun or semi-shade. Prune back to about 5cm above ground level each winter.