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Poaceae
European feather grass
Stipa pennata
Also known as Feather stipagrass, Needle grass, Stipa pennata
Native Plants · Ornamental Grass · Feather Grass · Stipa · Drought Tolerant · Perennial Grass · Prairie · Naturalistic · European · Steppe · Landscape
European feather grass is a tough, low-maintenance ornamental grass that thrives in full sun to partial shade with well-drained soil. Water sparingly once established, as it is adapted to dry, steppe-like conditions. Its elegant, silky plumes sway beautifully in the breeze, making it a striking addition to naturalistic or prairie-style gardens.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow soil to dry between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 3a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Austria, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Krasnoyarsk
- Attracts
- Birds, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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