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Deschampsia cespitosa Northern Lights

Variegated Tufted Hair Grass

Variegated blades of green and creamy-white emerge with a pink blush on this mounding, semi-evergreen clump.

  • »  Mounding semi-evergreen clump of variegated blades turning light brown in the fall
  • »  Variegation includes creamy-white and green, but leaves emerge with a pink blush
  • »  Bloom Time: Early to late summer
  • »  Flower Height: 60 cm, but rarely flowers
  • »  Foliage Height: 30 cm
  • »  Grass Type: Cool Season

1gal
$24.33
Exposure
• Full Sun
• Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained
Growth Rate
• Slow
Attributes
• Drought Tolerant
• Evergreen
• Fall Color
• Long Blooming
• Low Maintenance
Habit
• Clumping
• Mounding
Foliage Color
• Green
• Variegated
• Yellow
Landscape uses
• Border/edging
• Ground cover
• Rock garden
• Rooftop (extensive)
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Additional Information about Deschampsia cespitosa 'Northern Lights'

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 'Northern Lights'

Grows best in a moist to average soil, in full sun to partial shade. Variegation more pronounced in the sun but does not like heat. Leaving foliage adds winter interest, but prune in late winter to make way for new growth.