Stipa lessingiana
Siberian steppe grass
- 9cm pot
- £11.99
- In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
- 3 × 9cm pots
- £28.99 £9.66 each
- In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
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- Position: full sun
- Soil: moderately fertile, medium to light, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: fast
- Flowering period: June to September
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Very similar to the popular Stipa tenuissima, this hardy grass has wonderful, wispy, pale yellow-green leaves topped with fluffy plumes of silver-green flowers, maturing to blonde-buff. This versatile deciduous grass is ideal for a sunny gravel garden, large container or new perennial border. Stipa lessingiana is perfect for introducing movement into a planting scheme since the fluffy flower heads and foliage billow in the slightest breeze.
Choose a sunny location with well-drained soil. Dig a hole twice the size of the root ball and place the plant at the same depth it was growing in its nursery pot, working in plenty of well-rotted compost into the planting area and backfill.
Space multiple plants about 30cm (12in) apart to allow for air circulation and growth. Water well after planting and continue to water regularly until the plant is established (once established, Stipa lessingiana becomes more drought-tolerant). Cut back in early spring before the new foliage appears.
Space multiple plants about 30cm (12in) apart to allow for air circulation and growth. Water well after planting and continue to water regularly until the plant is established (once established, Stipa lessingiana becomes more drought-tolerant). Cut back in early spring before the new foliage appears.