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Deschampsia cespitosa Goldtau ('Gold Dew')

Gold Dew Tufted Hair Grass

A clump-forming, dark green cultivar bearing airy, golden-yellow flowers that last all summer.

  • »  Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades turning light brown in the fall
  • »  Loose flower panicles feature yellow and gold tones
  • »  Resistant to the rust that afflicts other Deschampsia
  • »  Bloom Time: Early to late summer
  • »  Flower Height: 60 cm
  • »  Foliage Height: 50 cm
  • »  Grass Type: Cool Season

1gal
$24.33
  • Category:Grasses
  • Hardiness Zone:4
  • Height:30-60 cm
  • Spread:40-60 cm
  • Bloom Color: Yellow
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
• Summer
• Lt. Sum-Fall
Habit
• Clumping
• Mounding
Foliage Color
• Green
Landscape uses
• Border/edging
• Ground cover
• Rock garden
• Rooftop (extensive)
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Additional Information about Deschampsia cespitosa 'Goldtau'

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 'Goldtau'

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.