Grass Specifications
- Season: Perennial
- USDA Zones: 8 - 10
- Height: 30 inches
- Width: 36 inches
- Foliage Color: Green, bronze and golden
- Flower Color: Green, bronze and golden
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Fall Color: Orange-brown
- Soil Requirement: Moderate fertility
- Environment: Full sun
- Moisture Requirements: Dry
Planting Directions
- Temperature: 64 - 75F
- Average Germ Time: 1 - 2 weeks
- Light Required: Yes
- Depth: Do not cover
- Sowing Rate: 2 - 3 seeds per plant
- Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
- Plant Spacing: 24 inches
- Care & Maintenance: See: Stipa
Stipa Arundinacea (Pheasant Tails) - Like a fountain, the green, bronze and golden narrow blades are upright and arching. Slightly dry soils will intensify the copper tones of this graceful, clumping evergreen Stipa. While grown mostly for its delightful form and color, the subtle inflorescences appear as a fine mist, tinged with small purple and golden seed capsules known as awns.
This evergreen species makes a handsome specimen with narrow, arching foliage that is streaked orange in summer and becomes orange-brown in winter. Its fine, pendent flower inflorescences open purplish-green in midsummer and have a misty quality.
