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Stipa tenuissima (Mexican feather grass)

Other names: Texas needle grass, Nassella tenuissima, Nassella tenuissima 'Pony Tails', Stipa tenuifolia , Stipa tenuissima 'Pony Tails'

S. tenuissima is a compact, deciduous grass. It is upright, with gently arching, fine foliage and feathery flower panicles in summer.
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0.6m max. spread

0.6m max. height

2-5 years to maturity

Stipa tenacissima (Esparto grass)

Other names: Esparto, Macrochloa tenacissima, Stipellula capensis, Algerian grass, Alfa, Halfa, Lasiagrostis tenacissima

S. tenacissima is a clump-forming, evergreen, perennial grass with linear, grey-green leaves and erect stems bearing silvery-brown flower spikelets in summer.
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0.9m max. spread

1.2m max. height

2-5 years to maturity

Stipa ichu (Peruvian feather grass)

Other names: Jarava ichu, Paja brava, Paja ichu, Ichu, Ichhu, Stipa psuedoichu misapplied, Stipa eriostachya, Stipa gynerioides, Stipa liebmannii, Jarava usitata, Peruvian needlegrass

S. ichu is a deciduous, slow-growing, perennial grass forming dense clumps of upright to slightly arching, glossy, bright green leaves and long, slender, silvery-grey flower spikelets from summer into autumn.
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1m max. spread

1m max. height

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

1m max. height

2-5 years to maturity