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Deschampsia cespitosa Bronzeschleier ('Bronze Veil')

Bronze Tufted Hair Grass

Open panicles of bronze-coloured seedheads develop on long, graceful stems over dense clumps of dark green foliage. A good accent plant for mass planting.

  • »  Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades turning light brown in the fall
  • »  Flowers feature green and bronze 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
Growth Rate
• Medium
Attributes
• 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
• Rock garden
• Rooftop (extensive)
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Additional Information about Deschampsia cespitosa 'Bronzeschleier'

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 'Bronzeschleier'

Grows best in a moist to average soil, in full sun to partial shade. Leaving foliage adds winter interest, but prune in late winter to make way for new growth.