species
Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted hair grass
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Deschampsia cespitosa belongs to the family Poaceae, also known as Tufted hair grass, native to the UK. It reaches 1.2 m tall and 90 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on clay, loam or peat soil, where the ground is acid or neutral and in moist or poorly drained conditions, and suits exposed or average positions. It flowers from June to August and is evergreen. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 1.2 m tall × 90 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Clay, Loam, Peat
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Poorly drained
- Exposure
- Exposed, Average
- In the UK
- Native
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Evergreen — it holds its leaves through the winter.
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