Mexican Feathergrass

Type: Perennial
Mature Height: 12-18 inches
Soil Type: Widely adaptable
Mature Spread: 18-20 inches
Flower Color: Green
Mature Form: Mounded
Foliage Color: Bright green
Growth Rate: Fast
Fall Color: Golden Brown
Sun Exposure: Partial sun
Moisture Requirements: Moderate to dry
Zones: 7 - 11

The Grass 'Mexican Feather Grass' is a beautiful mounded ornamental grass. Its needle-like flexible leaves form dense, bright green clumps. The flowers are silky awns that appear in June and change from green to gold as they mature.

It has shown moderate cold-hardiness and performs very well in hot summer months. This is an environmentally friendly grass with virtually no pests or diseases. Spectacular when backlit at night, they are striking alone, or in large masses or drifts.

Plants will bloom the first year from a spring sowing. Use in full sun in well drained soils that are moisture retentive but never wet and not overly rich, with a sandy-loam soil being ideal: they are short lived in heavy soils. Can be used as a pot subject with nice results. The foliage color turns a golden brown in late summer.

Note: If desiring a 2 - 3 foot clump, use 100 seeds in a 2 foot diameter area when planting.