Stipa (any evergreen variety) (Feather grass (any evergreen variety))
Other names: Stipa gigantea (any evergreen variety), Giant feather grass (any evergreen variety)
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Stipa (any evergreen variety) are densely tufted, evergreen to semi-evergreen perennial grasses with arching, linear, mid-green leaves and, from summer into autumn, erect stems bearing long-stemmed, oat-like panicles of silvery, purple-flushed, green flower spikelets turning golden-brown when ripe.
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1.5m max. spread |
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2.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Anemanthele lessoniana 'Sirocco' (Pheasant's tail grass 'Sirocco')
Other names: New Zealand wind grass 'Sirocco', Calamagrostis arundinacea 'Sirocco', Stipa arundinacea 'Sirocco', Stipa grass 'Sirocco'
'Sirocco' is a clump-forming, semi-evergreen to evergreen grass, with arching, mid-green leaves turning shades of red, bronze, yellow, and orange in autumn. Airy, arching panicles of reddish-pink flower spikelets in late summer.
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1m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Anemanthele lessoniana (Pheasant's tail grass)
Other names: New Zealand wind grass, Calamagrostis arundinacea, Stipa arundinacea
A. lessoniana is a clump-forming, semi-evergreen to evergreen grass, with arching, mid-green leaves, flushed red or orange in autumn, and airy, arching panicles of reddish-brown flower spikelets in late summer.
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1.2m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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