Arrhenatherum elatius bulbosum variegatum, after saying that twice I am worn out. The
Bulbous Oat Grass is a nice addition to the ornamental grass garden, the rock garden,
or the perennial bed. This is often listed in catalogs as Arrhenatherum bulbosum. This
small variegated grass grows to less than a foot tall. At the base of each stalk there
are a stack of bulbs, that remind some of a rattlesnakes tail. There are a couple of other
grasses that share that name, it seems like the least confusing is using Bulbous Oat Grass.
Arrhenatherum bulbosum grows in full sun to part shade. In our east exposed planting in clay
soil ours gets watered once or twice a month during the Summer. If I let it go too long,
the plants go deciduous but reliably come back. Bulbous Oat Grass is hardy at least to the
mid teens and likely lower.
High resolutionimages of Arrhenatherum elatius bulbosum variegatum are available.
