Stipa
Stipa tenuissima
Always in motion and never long-lived — count on it seeding around, and on replacing the clumps every few years.
Light Full sun and plenty of it.
Water Very drought-tolerant, and it hates wet feet.
Height 90 cm
Spread 23.6 in
Spacing 60 cm
Spacing & sowing
- Plant spacing
- 23.6 in
- In-row spacing
- 23.6 in
- Between rows
- 2 ft 6 in
- Square-foot density
- Not suited to SFG
Growing
- Type
- Grass · Perennial
- Botanical family
- Mixed / other
- Sunlight
- Full sun and plenty of it.
- Watering
- Very drought-tolerant, and it hates wet feet.
- Feeding
- No feeding needed.
- Frost tolerant
- Yes
- Flowering
- June
- Pruning
- Comb the dead material out in early spring.
Through the year
- Mar–Jun Spring Growth
- Jun–Sep Flowering
- Sep–Dec Growing
- Dec–Dec Leaf Fall
- Jan–Mar Leaf Fall
Companions
Lavender, Salvia, Verbena bonariensis, Erigeron
Pests & problems
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