STIPA tenuifolia

slender-leaved feather grass

STIPA tenuifolia

slender-leaved feather grass

  • Maintenance advice : At the end of winter, comb the leaves with your fingers to eliminate the dry grass. Every 3-4 years, at the end of winter, cut down all of the grass to rejuvenate. Water abundantly and regularly for the first 2 years.
  • Botanical/Horticultural origin : Texas, New Mexico, Mexico, Argentina
  • Use group : Bamboo and Grass
  • Height at 10 years : 0,5 m
  • Width at 10 years : 0,5 m
  • Growth : Medium
  • Fragrance : No
  • Exposure : Sun - Half shade
  • Evergreen/Deciduous : Evergreen
  • Shape : bush, spreading
  • Colour of leaves : Yellow, gold
  • Colour of flowers : Brown
  • Soil type : Dry soil
  • Uses : Border
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Graceful plant with very thin, hair-like, leaves. Can grow to 60cm high. Easy to grow in any well drained soil. Tends to self seed.