Grass Specifications
- Season: Perennial
- USDA Zones: 6 - 10
- Height: 16 inches
- Width: 12 inches
- Foliage Color: Medium green
- Flower Color: White spikes
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Fall Color: Golden brown
- Soil Requirement: Average garden soil, pH 6.0 - 7.0
- Environment: Full sun
- Moisture Requirements: Average to dry
Planting Directions
- Temperature: 68 - 72F
- Average Germ Time: 2 - 3 weeks
- Light Required: Yes
- Depth: Cover seeds lightly
- Sowing Rate: 5 - 6 seeds per plant
- Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
- Plant Spacing: 12 inches
- Care & Maintenance: See: Stipa
Mexican Feather Grass (Stipa Tenuissima) - This 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. Spectacular when backlit at night, they are striking alone, or in large masses or drifts.
It has shown moderate cold-hardiness and performs very well in hot summer months. This is an environmentally-friendly ornamental grass with virtually no pests or diseases.
Plants will bloom the first year after sowing the ornamental grass seed in Spring. Plant 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.
