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🌾✨ Feathergrass (Stipa tenuissima) – 100 Elegant Ornamental Grass Seeds

🌾✨ Feathergrass (Stipa tenuissima) – 100 Elegant Ornamental Grass Seeds

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Description:
Stipa tenuissima, commonly known as Feathergrass or Mexican Feather Grass, is a graceful ornamental grass prized for its fine, feathery foliage that sways beautifully in the breeze. This low-maintenance grass adds texture, movement, and a soft, airy look to garden borders, rockeries, and containers.

Perfect for creating naturalistic garden designs, xeriscaping, or accent planting, Feathergrass thrives in a variety of garden settings.


Usage:
Ideal for borders, mass plantings, rock gardens, containers, and as an accent plant. Adds delicate texture and movement to mixed perennial beds.


Sowing Time:

  • Sow seeds indoors 6–8 weeks before last frost.

  • Transplant outdoors after frost risk has passed.

  • Can also be sown directly outdoors in spring.


Germination:

  • Germinates in 10–21 days at 15–20°C (59–68°F).

  • Lightly cover seeds with soil.


Soil Requirements:

  • Prefers well-drained, sandy or loamy soil.

  • Tolerates poor soils; ideal for dry, low-fertility conditions.

  • Soil pH 6.0–7.5 recommended.


Light Requirements:

  • Full sun for best growth and foliage color.


Watering:

  • Drought-tolerant once established.

  • Water moderately during establishment; reduce watering afterward.


Planting Tips:

  • Space plants 20–30 cm (8–12 inches) apart for a natural clumping effect.

  • Cut back old foliage in early spring to encourage fresh growth.


Height & Spread:

  • Grows 30–60 cm (12–24 inches) tall with a similar spread.


Additional Info:
Feathergrass is a stunning, low-maintenance ornamental grass that adds soft movement and a graceful touch to any garden or landscape. Its airy texture complements both modern and natural garden styles.

 

The package contains 0.05 grams of seeds.

 

Stipa tenuissima

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