Stipa tenuissima

Botanical Name: Stipa tenuissima *(Nassella)
Common Name: Mexican feather grass, silky thread grass, pony tails
Family Name: Poaceae
Origin/Distribution: United States, S. America

Leaf: Green, Greenish-grey/brown, Folded/rolled linear leaves

Bud: Basal

Flower: Bronze, Light brown, Narrow, Panicle-like spikelets

Fruit/Seed: Grain(caryopsis)

Size: Height: 0.5 - 1.0m/Spread: 0.1 - 0.5m

Habit: Upright, Dense, Whispy

Form: Clumping, Mounded

Soil: Well-drained, Dry soils

Moisture: Low, Dry*(drought tolerant)

Sun: Full sun, Partial sun

Exposure: Partial shade

Hardiness zone(USDA):  7 - 10

Landscape use: Specimen plant, Group or mass planting, Ground cover, Rock garden, Filler, Container planting

Notes: Perennial