Botanical Name: Deschampsia cespitosa ADD
Common Name: Tufted Hair Grass  
Plant photo of: Deschampsia cespitosa
  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Perennial, Grass

 

Height Range

3-6'

 

Flower Color

Blue, Purple

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Gold, Dark Green, Purple

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Jerry Sortomme
Photographer: Steve Mullany/Engstrom
  • Description

  • Notes

The tufted hairgrass is a warm season clumping grass that grows 10" tall with summer flowers that reach to 2'. This grass tolerates partial shade and heavy clay soils. It is good in waterside plantings and meadows. The tufted hairgrass is native to California and is a beneficial insect plant. -Cornflower Farms