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Deschampsia flexuosa

Wavy Hair Grass (Crinkled Hair Grass)

A delicate grass with narrow, dark green blades and hair-like, bronze to purple inflorescence on the upper part of the stem.

  • »  Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump with very thin green blades, up to 50 cm long
  • »  Numerous loose flower panicles feature purple to bronze tones
  • »  Flowers change to gold and yellow as they mature
  • »  Bloom Time: Spring
  • »  Flower Height: 100 cm
  • »  Foliage Height: 40 cm
  • »  Grass Type: Cool Season

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  • Category:Grasses
  • Hardiness Zone:4
  • Height:40-100 cm
  • Spread:30-50 cm
  • Bloom Color: Purple
Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun/Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Flowering Time
Lt. Spr-Sum
Summer
Lt. Sum-Fall
Habit
Clumping
Mounding
Weeping
Foliage Color
Green
Planting instructions
Container Plants
Additional Information about Deschampsia flexuosa

Native to Ontario 

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 month, 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 flexuosa

Grows best in a moist to average soil, in full sun to partial shade. Leaving foliage adds winter interest, but prune in late winter to make way for new growth.