Deschampsia cespitosa

Tufted Hair Grass is an outstanding ornamental that is known best for its cloud-like mass of inflorescences. It is a promiscuous grass that intermingles and produces hundreds of confusing new strains. This is the original straight species which can be grown almost anywhere from moist meadow gardens to the cracks in pavement.

Zones: 4 to 7

Family: Poaceae

Type: Herbaceous Ornamental Grass

Height: 24 to 36 in.

Spread: 12 to 24 in.

Exposure: Full Sun to Part Shade

Soil: Moist, Average

Bloom Time: June to September

Native Range: most of US, except NE, KS, OK, TX, LA, AR, MO, IA, TN, MS, AL, GA, SC, FL

Image Credits:

• Image 1 (in native habitat) Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
• Image 2 (in bloom) Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
• Image 3 (foliage) Daderot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
• Image 4 (inflorescence) Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons