Grassland Plant Champions
Table of Grassland Champions - 76 species, 50 genera & 22 families
Indigenous plants that spread readily from seed and rhizomes
Indigenous plants that spread readily from seed and rhizomes
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Here is an indication of the prepared areas needed to plant your grassland plant champions:
(There is a 'recommended spacing' between the plants of each species in the table above under the heading – Descriptions)
A 50 plant clump/group with 0.2 m between plants - prepare 2 square meters (e.g. 1.4 m x 1.4 m).
A 50 plant clump with 0.3 m between plants - prepare 4.4 square meters (e.g. 2.1 m x 2.1 m).
A 50 plant clump with 0.4 m between plants - prepare 9 square meters (e.g. 3 m x 3 m)
A 50 plant clump with 0.5 m between plants - prepare 12 square meters (e.g. 3.5 m x 3.5 m).
(Halve these numbers for a 25 plant clump).
Note on numbers of plants in an island and genetic diversity:
Geneticists recommend that we need a minimum 50 plants of each species in a plant community to provide enough diversity in the gene pool for adaption to future long-term changes in climate.
Home garden island plantings may not be large enough to accommodate 50 plants of each species and 4 families.
For smaller gardens, planting clumps of 5 or 10 or 20 of the same species, still looks great, the plants will still produce fertile seed and are very likely spread beyond the island planting.
(There is a 'recommended spacing' between the plants of each species in the table above under the heading – Descriptions)
A 50 plant clump/group with 0.2 m between plants - prepare 2 square meters (e.g. 1.4 m x 1.4 m).
A 50 plant clump with 0.3 m between plants - prepare 4.4 square meters (e.g. 2.1 m x 2.1 m).
A 50 plant clump with 0.4 m between plants - prepare 9 square meters (e.g. 3 m x 3 m)
A 50 plant clump with 0.5 m between plants - prepare 12 square meters (e.g. 3.5 m x 3.5 m).
(Halve these numbers for a 25 plant clump).
Note on numbers of plants in an island and genetic diversity:
Geneticists recommend that we need a minimum 50 plants of each species in a plant community to provide enough diversity in the gene pool for adaption to future long-term changes in climate.
Home garden island plantings may not be large enough to accommodate 50 plants of each species and 4 families.
For smaller gardens, planting clumps of 5 or 10 or 20 of the same species, still looks great, the plants will still produce fertile seed and are very likely spread beyond the island planting.