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broom corn millet

Panicum miliaceum

Genus: Panicum
Family: Poaceae
Common Names: common millet, French millet, hog millet, Russian millet, Indian millet [2]

About this plant

Upright, clump-forming annual about 90cm in height, with flat, narrow, mid-green leaves 40cm long, sometimes purple-flushed. Produces panicles of slightly arching, purple-tinged green flowers, in small spikelets 6mm long, in late summer

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in any moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. See Ornamental grasses cultivation

Pruning

Remove dead foliage and old flowered stems in spring to aid overwintering beneficial insects

Propagation

Propagate by seed in early spring

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free

Garden Uses

Uses

Flower BordersGround CoverHedging ScreensRock GardenWildflower MeadowBanks Slopes

Planting Places

WoodlandIndoorOutdoor

Season of Interest

AutumnSpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Clump Forming

Time to Full Height

One To Two Years