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Deschampsia cespitosa Tardiflora

Deschampsia caespitosa Tardiflora
Tufted Hair Grass, Hassock Grass, Tussock grass

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Young plant well protected during transportation, arrived in perfect condition. I'm waiting for it to recover, I've just planted it.

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This is a very beautiful evergreen and perennial grass, with a flowering period later than that of other varieties. From an imposing fountain of green leaves, a cloud of large green-yellow inflorescences emerges in summer, turning blonde and gold in autumn. This plant is spectacular all year round with its flowering branches and vigorous foliage and its magnificent stalks and faded flowers in winter. It is very hardy and thrives everywhere, even in shade or in soil occasionally dry.
Flower size
40 cm
Height at maturity
90 cm
Spread at maturity
40 cm
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -40°C
Soil moisture
Moist soil, Damp soil
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Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time February to April, September to November
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Description

Deschampsia cespitosa 'Tardiflora' is a variety that offers superb late summer flowering retaining its beauty throughout much of winter. This beautiful evergreen grass is really easy to grow, and thrives almost anywhere, even in shade. This variety forms a very dense fountain-like clump and produces a cloud of large green-yellow inflorescences in August, which turn to blonde and golden yellow in autumn. This perennial plant is attractive all year round, with golden blonde flowering branches, vigorous foliage and the magnificent shape of its stems bearing frost-covered faded flowers in winter.

 

Deschampsia cespitosa is a densely tufted, non-spreading (cespitose) perennial grass belonging to the poaceae family. It is native to Europe, temperate Asia, and boreal America, where it easily grows in various wet and uncultivated places. This extremely hardy, long-lived plant self-seeds quite easily, but the young seedlings are easily removed.

The 'Tardiflora' form is mainly distinguished by its late flowering. The plant develops into an initially upright then slightly spreading clump, reaching a height of 90 cm (35in) to 1 m (3ft) when in bloom, with a nearly equivalent spread. In the midst of the foliage, large and delicate, airy inflorescences appear from August to October, carried by stiff stems. They are formed by numerous small flowers that are initially greenish, then brown-reddish, and finally take on a fabulous golden hue. This flowering becomes increasingly bright as the days go by. The evergreen leaves are green, flat, 2 to 5 mm (1in) wide, very rough, and often very long.

 

Few plant scenes can match the poetic intensity of an autumn sun flooding the cloudy mass of golden grass. Especially planted against a backdrop of yews. A fascinating and almost unreal tableau, easily reproduced in our gardens as these very hardy plants accept any ordinary soil, even heavy clay or occasionally dry. The Deschampsia do not hinder neighbouring plants. 'Tardiflora' will give its best performance in a mass planting, mixed with perennials with ample foliage such as Darmera or ligularias, or planted in large masses with Dierama, to bring lightness and brightness to a wild garden, in front of a dark foliage screen. It will happily accompany daffodils, jonquils, and numerous perennials (valerians, heleniums, echinaceas, Japanese anemones, asters). Its long inflorescences lighten fresh and dried bouquets.

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Deschampsia cespitosa Tardiflora (Flowering) Flowering
Deschampsia cespitosa Tardiflora (Foliage) Foliage
Deschampsia cespitosa Tardiflora (Plant habit) Plant habit

Flowering

Flower colour brown/bronze
Flowering time August to November
Inflorescence Spike
Flower size 40 cm
Good for cut flowers Cut flower blooms

Foliage

Foliage persistence Evergreen
Foliage colour dark green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 90 cm
Spread at maturity 40 cm
Growth rate normal

Safety measures

Potential risks Plant that can cause respiratory allergy due to pollen

Botanical data

Genus

Deschampsia

Species

caespitosa

Cultivar

Tardiflora

Family

Poaceae

Other common names

Tufted Hair Grass, Hassock Grass, Tussock grass

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference849521

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Planting and care

Deschampsia cespitosa and its varieties are hardy grasses that tolerate any ordinary soil, from moist to occasionally dry, even clayey, limestone or marshy, but require a sunny exposure. They self-seed in moist soil. You can mulch their base to maintain moisture in summer.

In pots, keep the substrate moist. In spring, apply a fertilizer for green plants. Repot your tufted hair grass when its roots have invaded the entire pot, on average every two or three years.

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Planting period

Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time February to April, September to November

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow
Type of use Border
Hardiness Hardy down to -40°C (USDA zone 3) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 6 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Any
Soil type Clayey (heavy), Clayey-chalky (heavy and alkaline), Silty-loamy (rich and light)
Soil moisture Moist soil, Damp soil, Ordinary soil.

Care

Pruning instructions Cut the dried stems in February, before new growth starts.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time February
Disease resistance Very good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground
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