NAME:  Mexican Feather Grass

OTHER COMMON NAMES:  Feather Grass / Pony Tails / Wind Whispers / Silky Thread Grass / Wiregrass / Needlegrass

SCIENTIFIC NAME:  Stipa Tenuissima syn. Nassella Tenuissima

COLOR:  Bright Green Foliage / Pale Yellow - Silvery White Flowers / Tan Seed Heads

PLANT SEEDS:  In warm soil

BLOOM TIME:  June - Sept

HARDINESS ZONE:  6 - 10  (& Reseeds Itself)

PLANT HEIGHT:  24 - 36"

PLANT SPACING:  15 - 18"

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS:  Sun

SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES:  Average

QUANTITY:  25 Seeds

OTHER:  This clumping mounding bunchgrass is native to North & South America. It is very tolerant of heat, drought, and clay soil. Feather Grass is deer resistant & can be naturalized, grown in rock gardens or containers, or as a specimen plant. It is very ornamental, with delicate thread or hair-like leaves look like feathers blowing in the breeze. The fall seed heads are quite showy too!