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Deschampsia cespitosa

Plants Deptford PinkDesert Mallow

Deschampsia cespitosa 'Northern Lights' (Tufted hair grass, Tussock grass)
Photo/Illustration: Colleen Fitzpatrick
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Deschampsia cespitosa (tufted hair-grass)
Tufted hair-grass is a large, tussock-forming grass, once used to form the roof of one of the oldest thatched cottages in England.

Deschampsia cespitosa 'Goldtau' (syn. Golden Dew)
Genus: Deschampsia
Species: cespitosa
Cultivar: 'Goldtau' (syn. Golden Dew) ...

Deschampsia cespitosa
2-3 ft.
Tufted Hair Grass is a semi evergreen plant that has a wide range of cultivars in colors from creamy white to green and bronze ...

Tufted Hair Grass [English]: Deschampsia cespitosa cespitosa
Tufted Hair Grass [English]: Deschampsia caespitosa caespitosa
Tufted Hairgrass [English]: Deschampsia caespitosa
Tufted Hairgrass [English]: Deschampsia cespitosa alpina ...

Some deciduous species, for example Stipa tenuissima, Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' and Deschampsia cespitosa 'Goldtau' should be trimmed to ground level before growth starts in early spring.

Tussock grass (Deschampsia cespitosa or Aira cespitosa) is a tall variety of grass (20 to 36 inches tall) that is used as an ornamental grass. Tussock grass grows in clumps and has fine hair-like leaves.

Herbs: Tufted Hairgrass (Deschampsia cespitosa), Horsetails (Equisetum spp.), Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor), Rushes (Juncus spp.), Sedges (Carex spp.), Bulrush (Scirpus spp.), Cattails (Typha spp) ...

Acorus gramineus - Japanese Sweetflag
Carex species - Sedge
Chasmanthium latifolium - Northern Sea Oats
Deschampsia cespitosa - Tufted Hair Grass
Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola' - Japanese Forest Grass
Sasa veitchii - Veitch's Bamboo ...

See also: Green, Grass, Gold, Pink, Hair Grass

Plants Deptford PinkDesert Mallow

 
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