Deschampsia cespitosa 'Garnet Schist'
Tufted hair grass 'Garnet Schist', Tussock grass 'Garnet Schist', Hassock grass 'Garnet Schist'
Deschampsia Deschampsia
'Garnet Schist' _ 'Garnet Schist' is a dense, tussock-forming, semi-evergreen to deciduous grass with rigid, leathery, linear, dark green leaves and erect stems bearing airy, arching panicles of silvery-purple flower spikelets in early summer that age to bright golden-yellow.
Deschampsia cespitosa 'Garnet Schist' is: Deciduous
Clump-forming, Dense
Silvery-grey, Golden-yellow, Flushed purple in Summer
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Autumn; Yellow-brown in Winter
Prune back old stems to the ground in early spring before new growth resumes.
Divide in mid-spring or early summer.
Division
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Deschampsia cespitosa 'Garnet Schist' (Tufted hair grass 'Garnet Schist') will reach a height of 1.2m and a spread of 1.2m after 2-5 years.
City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Containers, Prairie planting
Grow in well-drained to moist but well-drained, humus-rich soil in full sun or light shade. Prefers acid conditions.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Deschampsia cespitosa 'Garnet Schist'
Tufted hair grass 'Garnet Schist', Tussock grass 'Garnet Schist', Hassock grass 'Garnet Schist'
Deschampsia Deschampsia
'Garnet Schist' _ 'Garnet Schist' is a dense, tussock-forming, semi-evergreen to deciduous grass with rigid, leathery, linear, dark green leaves and erect stems bearing airy, arching panicles of silvery-purple flower spikelets in early summer that age to bright golden-yellow.
Deciduous
Clump-forming, Dense
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Silvery-grey, Golden-yellow, Flushed purple in Summer
Dark-green in Spring; Dark-green in Autumn; Yellow-brown in Winter
Prune back old stems to the ground in early spring before new growth resumes.
Divide in mid-spring or early summer.
Division
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Deschampsia cespitosa 'Garnet Schist' (Tufted hair grass 'Garnet Schist') will reach a height of 1.2m and a spread of 1.2m after 2-5 years.
City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Containers, Prairie planting
Grow in well-drained to moist but well-drained, humus-rich soil in full sun or light shade. Prefers acid conditions.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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