Mexican feather grass
Stipa tenuissima
Common Name: Mexican feather grass
Genus: Stipa
Species: tenuissima
Category: Grasses & Bamboos
Height: 0.60 m (60 cm)
Spread: 0.30 m (30 cm)
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Sun/Shade: Full sun
Soil: Moderately fertile medium to light well-drained soil
Soil Moisture: Dry, well drained
- Rate of Growth: Fast-growing
- Flowering Period: June to September
- Flower Colour: Silver-green maturing to blonde-buff
Wonderful wispy pale yellow-green leaves topped with fluffy plumes of silver-green flowers maturing to blonde-buff. This versatile deciduous grass is ideal for a sunny gravel garden large container or new perennial border. It's perfect for introducing movement into a planting scheme since the fluffy flower heads and foliage billow in the slightest breeze. - Garden Care: Cut back in early spring before the new foliage appears.
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