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Tufted hair grass in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Deschampsia cespitosa

 

Tufted hair grass

An evergreen, clump forming grass with long, thin and stiff green leaves. Its flowers grow on tall stems and are silvery in colour.

 
plant Features
  • Tufted hair grass likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Tufted hair grass likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Tufted hair grass is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Tufted hair grass likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Tufted hair grass

Latin name

Deschampsia cespitosa

type

Grass

family

Poaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Tufted hair grass likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Tufted hair grass is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Tufted hair grass likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Tufted hair grass likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Tufted hair grass is 0.75meters x 1.30meters 0.75 M 1.30 M

Deschampsia cespitosa

An evergreen, clump forming grass with long, thin and stiff green leaves. Its flowers grow on tall stems and are silvery in colour.


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