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Mexican Feather Grass
£12.00
2 Litre pot
Key information
Mexican Feather Grass brings movement and texture to your outside space throughout the year. Also known as 'Angel Hair', the stiff leaves wave in the wind and are joined by feathery seed heads in the summer. The grass starts green before fading to a buff colour.
Good to know
Year round interest
Pet friendly
Evergreen
Add a Small pot
Delivery & Returns
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Top Tip
Using gloves, comb through with your hands in early spring to remove old foliage and seed heads to keep looking neat.
How to care for Mexican Feather Grass
Aspect
Sunny and Partial
Mexican Feather Grass loves to bask in the sun but also does well in partial aspects.
Care Level
Low maintenance
Brush through in spring to remove old foliage and seed heads.
Watering
Regularly
Water when planting and don't let the soil get dry.
Feeding
Compost
Plant with a good quality peat free compost and refresh once a year in the spring.
Soil
Will tolerate most soil types
Make sure soil is well drained.
Quick facts
BOTANICAL NAME
Stipa tenuissima
PLANT TYPE
Always has colour (evergreen)
RECOMMENDED SOTO POT SIZE
Small
HARDINESS
Hardy
NURSERY POT SIZE
2L
TOXICITY
Not that has been reported
EVENTUAL GROWTH (2-5 YEARS)
Height - 0.5m-1m, Width - 0.1m-0.5m
Introducing Mexican Feather Grass (Stipa tenuissima)
In this Soto Masterclass Max covers the key characteristics of this very useful grass.
Watch as Max explains the only maintenance the Mexican Feather Grass, or Stipa tenuissima, needs is running a gloved hand through it to pull away the dead strands, a few times a year.
