About

This decorative grass, reaching 50-200cm, with a fountain-like habit. It bears ornamental plumes. 'Windfeder' is valued in garden settings.

About the genus

Stipa can be evergreen or deciduous, mostly perennial grasses with arching, folded or rolled, linear leaves and narrow panicles of often long-awned spikelets in summer and autumn

Plant details

Suggested usesBorders, prairie planting

Care notes

CultivationWell-drained soil in full sun
PruningCut back in late winter
PropagationDivide in spring
Pest resistancePest-free
Disease resistanceRust in humid conditions