Stipa gigantea is my very favourite grass which looks good all year – with evergreen tussocks through the winter, & huge golden,
...Stir-up-Sunday (or in our case, Friday) in in the middle of November is the spur to get us going with making lots of stuff now
...Stipa gigantea is my very favourite grass which looks good all year – with evergreen tussocks through the winter, and huge golden, oat-like wands from May until November – gradually drying to a beautiful calm straw colour.
Giant feather grass
Stipa gigantea is my very favourite grass which looks good all year – with evergreen tussocks through the winter, & huge golden, oat-like wands from May until November – gradually drying to a beautiful calm straw colour.
Giant feather grass is a beautiful ornamental grass
- I have this beautiful diaphanous plant lining the main path in the cutting garden.
Genus:
Stipa
Variety
gigantea
Type:
Hardy perennial
Position:
Full sun.
Soil:
Free-draining soil.
Height:
1.5m (4ft)
Spread:
1m (3ft)
Hardiness:
Fully hardy.
Care tips:
Remove dead foliage & flower stems in spring.
Flowers:
❀ May to October