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Tufted Hair Grass

Deschampsia cespitosa

Family:

Poaceae

This clump-forming cool-season grass emerges green and turns gold late in the season, keeping good color and form for winter interest.  

Meadow or Grassland garden

Meadow / Grassland garden

Naturalization

Naturalization

Cutting garden

Container garden

rabbit resistant

Rabbit resistant

deer resistant

Deer resistant

Details

Emerges 

May

Seed collection

Flowers

June

yellow flowers

Yellow

August

Height

30

-

90

cm

Lifecycle

Perennial

Width

​

-

​

cm

Habit

Gramminoids

Clumping

Clumping

Ecology

Supports

Supports songbirds

Songbirds

Supports butterflies and moths

Butterflies & Moths

Providing

Seeds

Seeds

Highly ornamental, Tufted Hairgrass has fine hair-like flowers rising 2 - 3 feet above neatly rounded, dense tussocks.

Habitat

Typically found in

meadows, woodland

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In the Garden

Growing Conditions

Moisture

Moist conditions

Moist

Light

Full sun

Full sun

Partial sun

Part sun

Soil

Average garden soil

Propagation

Via

Seeds

Seeds

Sowing Recommendations

Sow seeds in Spring

Spring planting

Sow seeds in Fall

Fall planting

High or easy germination

Landscape

Use for:

Border placement

Border

Naturalization

Naturalization

Winter interest

Winter interest

Stabilization

Stabilization

Growing Tips

No pretreatment required. Sow outside in fall to early spring.

Description

The golden seed heads persist through winter, providing visual interest and a valuable seed source for birds and small wildlife.

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