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Grass-of-Parnassus

Parnassia kumaonica

Celastraceae
Perennial
Ornamental
Attracts pollinators

About this plant

Parnassia kumaonica, also known as Grass-of-Parnassus, is a perennial ornamental plant that prefers part shade and medium watering. It grows to a height of 0.3–0.6 meters and blooms with white flowers from July to September. It thrives in loamy, peaty, or sandy soils and is suitable for USDA zones 5–8. This plant attracts pollinators but is not fragrant, toxic, or evergreen.

Light

Partial shade

Watering

Medium water

Soil

Loamy, Peaty, Sandy

Height

0.3–0.6 m

Spread

0.3–0.5 m

Zones

5–8

Flower colors

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