deschampsia cespitosa (tufted hair grass, tussock grass) native

$18.95
Size: 1 gallon
  • 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
  • cool season 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
  • zone 4 
  • height 60-100cm
  • spread 60-80cm
  • colour multi-coloured
  • 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 (walnut trees)
  • full sun, partial sun/shade
  • attracts birds
  • low maintenance
  • drought tolerant, once established
  • long blooming
  • native to ontario
  • evergreen
  • ground cover
  • rock garden
  • (image courtesy of NVK nurseries, NVK holdings inc.)