Stipa Arundinacea

Description

Arching sprays of purple feathery plumes consist of golden brown fine leaves forming into compact clumps. This absolute beauty is one of the most impressive of all hardy grasses, soundly perennial and long-lived!!

Sowing Advice

Sow at any time, in a well-lit position, into a good, soil-based compost. Cover seeds thinly and keep moist at around 15 degrees C or 60 degrees F. Some New Zealand species can be very slow indeed and may need cooler temperatures before they will come up. Grass seedlings should be potted on and grown on singly, or in clumps for more rapid establishment of a large specimen.

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