STIPA ARUNDINACEA 200 "Pheasant Tail Grass"

Arching sprays of purple feathery plumes. Golden brown fine leaves in compact clumps.
An absolute beauty set on its own in gravel.Stipas are a popular group of grasses which originate from open woodland and the prairie of Central and South America.
Many have justly gained tremendous popularity in garden design as exotic-looking ornamental individual specimen plants in their own right.Stipa do not like freezing tempertures although some will suffer cold weather for short periods, the operative word is 'suffer'. Likewise, the same applies if they are subjected to extended wet periods where their roots systems are unable to dry out appreciably in between.