Deschampsia (Tufted Hair Grass)
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Including Deschampsia cespitosa varieties Goldgehänge and Schottland

Deschampsia

Tufted Hair Grass

Wispy seed heads stretch in airy fans above finely cut, deep green tufted foliage. By planting Deschampsia in drifts, with a dark or solid background, its delicate, hazy quality is put to best effect. Try this one waterside, in a woodland setting, or as an accent in the perennial bed. The 50 species in this genus are, or were, found primarily in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Goldgehänge’    

Golden Tufted Hair Grass

The bright golden veil of nodding straw-colored flowers surely inspired this Deschampsia’s cultivar name. Dense forest green tussocks anchor slightly pendulous stems draped with fine textured, ethereal that guarantee a glowing performance especially when massed and set against dark-leafed woodies like Parrotia persica.

Blooms July–December.

Size: 2'–3' high x 2' wide; hardy to zone 4.

Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Goldgehänge’ (g-0038)
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Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Schottland’    

Scottish Tufted Hair Grass

The silky, new flower heads of ‘Schottland’ invite a touch each time we pass by. One of the largest Deschampsias, its inflorescences float 4 ft. above deep green foliage. Utilize as a specimen in a mixed border or in a more untamed arena.

Blooms July–December.

Size: 3-1/2'–4' high x 2-1/2' wide; hardy to zone 4.

Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Schottland’ (g-0008)
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Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Tardiflora’      

Golden Tufted Hair Grass

This Karl Foerster innovation boasts small dreamy looking inflorescences, whose wide airy consortium sparkles in gold, silver and purplish shades. Topping abundant flowing panicles, they appear later than the species, mature to an amber color and linger most of the winter. Arching close-knit narrow blades, edged by in-rolled margins, compose the low growing emerald green tussock that makes a tidy verdant companion for Eryngium bourgatii and Aster asperulus.

Blooms July – December.

Size: 2'–3' high x 2'–3' wide; hardy to zone 4.

AVAILABLE LATE SPRING 2012

Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Tardiflora’ (G-0526)
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