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Poaceae
Tufted hairgrass
Deschampsia cespitosa
Also known as Deschampsia bottnica f. subtriflora, Tussock grass, Deschampsia cespitosa, Aira major
Native Plants · Ornamental-Grass · Clumping · Seed-Heads · Movement · Naturalistic · Year-Round · Versatile · Elegant
Tufted hairgrass is an elegant, clump-forming ornamental grass with delicate, airy seed heads that create beautiful movement in the garden. It tolerates a wide range of conditions from full sun to partial shade and various soil types. This low-maintenance grass is perfect for naturalistic plantings and provides year-round structure.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, prefers consistently moist soil but tolerates some drought · Every 7-10 days during establishment
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Antipodean Is., Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil South, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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