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Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair Grass (Tussock Grass)
Flowers showcase green, purple, silver, and gold tones over a dense, mounding clump of green blades.
- » Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades turning light brown in the fall
- » Flowers feature green, purple, silver, and gold tones
- » Bloom Time: Early to late summer
- » Flower Height: 100 cm
- » Foliage Height: 80 cm
- » Grass Type: Cool Season
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- Category:Grasses
- Hardiness Zone:4
- Height:60-100 cm
- Spread:60-80 cm
- Bloom Color: Multi-coloured
Attracts Wildlife
| • | Attracts Birds |
Growth Rate
| • | Medium |
Attributes
| • | Native to Ontario |
| • | Drought Tolerant |
| • | Evergreen |
| • | Fall Color |
| • | Long Blooming |
| • | Low Maintenance |
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Landscape uses
| • | Border/edging |
| • | Ground cover |
| • | Naturalizing |
| • | Rock garden |
| • | Rooftop (extensive) |
| • | Woodland/woods edge |
Planting instructions
| • | Container Plants |
Additional Information about Deschampsia cespitosa
Cool Season Grasses: These grasses do the majority of their growing in early spring and continue when temperatures start to cool in the fall. During the warmer summer months, they stop growing and some will even go dormant. Cool season grasses flower in the spring or early summer. Most cool season grasses grow best in a consistently moist soil.
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Deschampsia cespitosa
Grows best in a moist to average soil, in partial shade. Leaving foliage adds winter interest, but prune in late winter to make way for new growth. As with many native plants, it tolerates growing in an area with juglans.
