Pheasant grass
Stipa calamagrostis
Common Name: Pheasant grass
Genus: Stipa
Species: calamagrostis
Category: Grasses & Bamboos
Height: 1.00 m (100 cm)
Spread: 1.20 m (120 cm)
Hardiness: Hardy
Flowering Period: June to September
Long Flowering Period
Foliage Type: Deciduous
Foliage Colour: Blue/Green
Flower Colour: White
Sun/Shade: Full sun
Soil Type: Normal/Loam or Sandy/Light or Chalky/Alkaline
Soil Moisture: Dry, well drained or Moist, but well drained
Features: Has interesting foliage, Long flowering period
- Rate of growth: average
A dramatic addition to the garden this deciduous grass has tall glaucous arching leaves and produces masses of long fluffy silvery-white flowers in late summer. In autumn the leaves and flowers mature to a beautiful buff colour. Use as a focal point in a mixed border or gravel garden or to soften the lines of a building. - Garden care: Cut down to the ground in late winter before the new foliage appears.
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