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Deschampsia cespitosa 'Bronzeschleier'

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Characteristics

Plant type

Grass-like

Habit

Tufted

Resilience

Hardiness

old H4 (hardy)

Colour

Flower

Pale Bronze in Summer

Foliage

Dark Green in Autumn, Spring, Summer and Winter

Size

Ultimate height

0.5-1 metres

Ultimate spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Time to ultimate height

2-5 years


Preferred common name

tufted hairgrass 'Bronzeschleier'

Family

Poaceae


Deschampsia can be deciduous or evergreen, tufted grasses with linear or thread-like leaves and open flowering panicles in summer

'Bronzeschleier' is a compact evergreen grass with narrow, stiff, dark green leaves and lax, arching panicles of light bronze spikelets in summer

Synonym(s)

  • Deschampsia cespitosa BRONZE VEIL
  • Deschampsia cespitosa 'Bronze Veil'

How to grow

Sunlight

  • Full sun
  • Part shade

Aspect

  • South-facing, North-facing, West-facing or East-facing
  • Exposed or Sheltered

Cultivation

Grows well in well-drained to moist but well-drained, humus-rich soils in full sun or partial shade. Prefers acid conditions

Soil

  • Well-drained or Moist but well-drained
  • Acid or Neutral
  • Clay, Loam or Sand

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in situ in spring or autumn or by division in early summer

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Cottage/Informal Garden, Flower borders and beds, Cut Flowers, Low Maintenance or Prairie Planting


How to care

Pruning

Cut back old stems to the ground in early spring before growth resumes

Pests

Generally pest free

Diseases

May be affected by a rust