
Slender Chasmanthium
About Slender Chasmanthium
Slender Chasmanthium is a super rare houseplant 🌿 that needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in abundant sunlight ☀ and should be less than 3 feet from a window.
Slender Chasmanthium likes soil that is well draining. Your plant shouldn't need added fertilizers if you repot each time it doubles in size.
Taxonomy
Chasmanthium laxum
Chasmanthium
Poaceae
Poales
Also known as
slender woodoats and spike uniola

How to care for Slender Chasmanthium
How often to water your Slender Chasmanthium

every 9
Slender Chasmanthium needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Slender Chasmanthium in your home

a window
Slender Chasmanthium may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Slender Chasmanthium in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Slender Chasmanthium

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Slender Chasmanthium after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
Care Summary for Slender Chasmanthium
Slender Chasmanthium
Greg recommends:

0.5 cups every 9 days

< 3ft from a window

Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
