Stipa gigantea
Giant Feather Grass
Poaceae (Gramineae)
Ornamental grasses and grasslike plants
STIPAThese clump-forming grasses produce large, open, airy inflorescences that can add lightness and motion to the garden. The genus has undergone much revision by botanists, and some of its former members are now known by other names; see Nassella for descriptions of California native needle grasses and the highly ornamental Mexican feather grass.
Native to Spain, Portugal, Morocco. Narrow, arching, evergreen leaves form a clump 2 to 3 ft. tall and slightly wider. Open, airy sheaves of yellowish flowers bloom in summer, forming a broad, shimmering cloud that rises 6 ft. tall and as wide or slightly wider. Little to moderate water.
Pseudosasa japonica
Native to China, Japan, Korea. Grows 6 to 10 ft. tall when controlled, to 18 ft. tall when allowed to ...
Ceratostigma willmottianum
Grows as airy mass of wiry stems 2 to 4 ft. high and wide. Deep green, 2-in.-long leaves are somewhat ...
Pleioblastus shibuyanus ‘Tsuboi’
Japan. This aggressively running bamboo grows 4 ft. tall with 1/2-in. stems. Green leaves have light y...
Find Your Sunset Climate Zone
Advertisement
