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Panicum miliaceum 'Violaceum'
Panicum miliaceum 'Violaceum'
Panicum miliaceum 'Violaceum'
Panicum miliaceum 'Violaceum'
Panicum miliaceum 'Violaceum'

Panicum miliaceum 'Violaceum'

  • Product number: 674600
  • Origin: Eurasia
  • Latin: Panicum miliaceum

A large and very elegant grass species with brownish-purple stems in an gracefully arching shape. This is the ornamental form (but also edible) of a well-known (and very ancient) utility crop due to its edible (grain) seeds. The stately plants are annual and bloom at a height of 80-120 cm.

Names:
Latin: Panicum miliaceum
Dutch: Pluimgierst
Also known as: Gewone gierst
English: Proso millet

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Sowing method: April-July, cover with a thin layer of soil. Optimal germination temperature 20° C. Cover the seeds with a (fleece) cloth to prevent drying out. After emergence: remove the cloth. Some will germinate quickly, there will be later germinators.

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Sowing/planting time:

  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July

Harvesting time:

  • August
  • September
  • October

Soil type:

  • All soil types

Cultivation location:

  • Outdoors warm / sheltered

Position:

  • Sun
  • Flower colour: Brown-violet culms
  • Origin: Eurasia
  • Average growth height: 90 to 120 cm
  • Annual or perennial: Annual
  • Attractive to insects: N/A
  • Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
  • Ease of cultivation: Easy
  • Latin: Panicum miliaceum
  • Dutch: Foxtail millet
  • Also known as: Proso millet
  • English: Proso millet
  • All year round

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