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Deschampsia cespitosa

Tufted Hair Grass (Tussock Grass)

Flowers showcase green, purple, silver, and gold tones over a dense, mounding clump of green blades.

  • »  Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades turning light brown in the fall
  • »  Flowers feature green, purple, silver, and gold tones
  • »  Bloom Time: Early to late summer
  • »  Flower Height: 100 cm
  • »  Foliage Height: 80 cm
  • »  Grass Type: Cool Season

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Exposure
• Full Sun
• Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained
Attracts Wildlife
• Attracts Birds
Growth Rate
• Medium
Attributes
• Native to Ontario
• Drought Tolerant
• Evergreen
• Fall Color
• Long Blooming
• Low Maintenance
Flowering Time
• Spring
• Lt. Spr-Sum
• Summer
Habit
• Clumping
• Mounding
• Spreading
Foliage Color
• Green
Landscape uses
• Border/edging
• Ground cover
• Naturalizing
• Rock garden
• Rooftop (extensive)
• Woodland/woods edge
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Additional Information about Deschampsia cespitosa

Native to Ontario

Cool Season Grasses: These grasses do the majority of their growing in early spring and continue when temperatures start to cool in the fall. During the warmer summer months, they stop growing and some will even go dormant. Cool season grasses flower in the spring or early summer. Most cool season grasses grow best in a consistently moist soil.
 

Growing & Maintenance Tips for Deschampsia cespitosa

Grows best in a moist to average soil, in partial shade. Leaving foliage adds winter interest, but prune in late winter to make way for new growth. As with many native plants, it tolerates growing in an area with juglans.