Stipa splendens Trin.

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Price:  £4.50 –+ Add to Basket Family:  Poaceae Main Season:  Summer Flower Colour:  Silver Leaf Colour:  Green Foliage:  Evergreen Position:  Sun Soil Type:  Dry, well drained Height:  1.8m to 2.4m (6' to 8') Peat Free?  Yes Hardiness Guide:  RHS H6 minimum -15C to -20C Pot Size:  9cm Availability:      In stock View our Pot Size guide:

Evergreen clumps of grassy foliage to 50cm and tall, upright airy flowers in early summer to 2m or more. Drained soil in full sun. Perfectly hardy but dislikes too much winter wet.

From dryish habitat including Steppes from the Caucasus east to China.

Plants in cultivation are often Stipa calamagrostis but this is the real plant!

Chee Grass. Syn Acnatherum splendens or Lasiagrostis splendens.