Deschampsia cespitosa 'Goldtau'
tufted hair grass (syn. D. Golden Dew)
- 2 litre pot
- £17.99
- In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
- 3 × 2 litre pots
- £45.00 £53.97
- In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
- 9cm pot
- £6.99
- available to order from late spring
- 3 × 9cm pots
- £18.00 £20.97
- available to order from late spring
- 6 × 9cm pots
- £39.99 £47.94
- available to order from late spring
Delivery options
- Standard £5.95
- 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
- Hardiness: fully hardy
A superbly versatile, mound-forming, evergreen grass, 'Goldtau' thrives in both sun and light shade. Silvery, reddish-brown flower spikes appear from early to late summer above dense mounds of slender, arching, mid-green leaves that persist well into autumn. The feathery inflorescences of this elegant, award-winning, ornamental grass mature to a soft golden yellow and shimmer like a golden cloud as it catches the light. Compact and easy-to-grow, it looks gorgeous spot-planted among perennials, in groups towards the front of a border, or in a rock garden. - Garden care: Remove the faded flower-heads in late winter before new growth appears. If the foliage has also started to look tatty at that time of the year, then this too can be cut back hard. 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.
