Deschampsia cespitosa

tufted hair grass

• Position: full sun or partial shade
• Soil: dry to moist, neutral to acid soil
• Rate of growth: average to fast-growing
• Flowering period: June to August
• Flower colour: bright silvery yellow
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  The neat, densly tufted evergreen foliage makes this a perfect grass for the wildflower meadow. The dainty silver-tinted, purple spikelets appear like clouds in summer, and are a real feature well into the autumn. These are easy and reliable plants that will tolerate some shade.
  
  
• Garden care: Remove the faded flower-heads in late winter before new growth appears. In warm areas the plant has a tendency to self-seed freely. Where this is the case remove unwanted seedlings as part of routine border maintenance.