Deschampsia caespitosa 'Schottland'


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Mid-summer plumes show off on this small clumper.Freshly plumed planted in a mass.

Tolerance Guide

Drought/Dry
Boggy/Wet
Shade
Aquatic
Sandy
Salty
Annual
Zone

Uses

Specimen
Edger
Groundcover
Background
Rock Garden
Pond Edge
Mass Planting
Fence Border
Container

Exceptional

Early Plumes
Great Plumes
Summer Color
Fall Color

Miscellaneous Features

Native to N. America
Invasive
Variegated
Dried Arrangements
Toxic
Self Sowing
Sterile

Foliage Colors

Green
Red/Burgundy
Pink
Blue/Steel
White/Cream
Yellow/Gold
Black
Brown

Botanical Name: Deschampsia caespitosa 'Schottland'

Family: Poaceae (Grass)

Common Name: Tufted Hair Grass, Tussock Grass, Scottish Tufted Hair Grass

Latin: Deschampsia (deh-SHAMP-see-ah) caespitosa (ses-pih-TOH-sah)

Description: Tufted hair grass is a densely-tufted, upright-open, mound-forming, semi-evergreen perennial. It is grown for its large, colorful, light green, graceful, early-blooming plumes that appear May through August. The 2-3' vivid yellow to gold plume are used in flower arrangements. Tufted hair grass is an excellent specimen plant in a conventional or water garden. It is best used in group planting in the middle of a border and prefers a location in full sun or light shade with moist, slightly acid, or neutral soils. A cool season grass. If you notice, we have about 70 planted in front of our house.

Zone: 4a

Origin: Scotland

Leaf Blade (wxl): 1/8 x 8

Foliage (wxh): 30 x 24, Tuft - Spikey or fine-textured and upright

Plume (hxlxw): 44 x 10.00 x 5.00, Upright Arching - Plume ascends vertically then becomes fountain-like at the top

Sun: Shade to Full Sun, Full Sun for Maximum Performance

Moisture: Prefers moist habitats, shores, meadows, bogs, damp woodland

Foliage Color - Summer: Green, Dark Fall: Green, Medium Winter: Tan/Light Brown

Space: 24-36"

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