Golden Oats

Stipa gigantea

• Position: full sun
• Soil: moderately fertile, medium to light, well-drained soil
• Rate of growth: average
• Flowering period: June and July
• Flower colour: purplish-green maturing to pale gold
• Other features: the flowers make attractive dried flower arrangements
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Arching stems of glistening, golden, oat-like flowerheads above clumps of slender, grey-green leaves. This majestic evergreen grass is an excellent specimen plant for a sunny, mixed or new perennial border. Perfect for introducing movement, it looks stunning under-planted with the rich purple flowerheads of Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation'.
  
  
• Garden care: When planting always wear stout gardening gloves to protect against the sharp edges of the basal leaves. Wearing gloves, comb through the plant in early spring to remove dead foliage.