PlantsGrasses & Sedges
Tufted Hair Grass
Deschampsia cespitosa
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
A fine native grass for moist sun or the east side
EasyGrasses & SedgesAlso Rain GardenRain garden
- Light
- Full sun–part shade
- Moisture
- Medium–moist
- Mature size
- 2–3 ft
- Spacing
- 2 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Airy flowers Jun–Aug
- How it spreads
- Clump
- What to buy
- A plug or a gallon.
- When to plant
- Apr–May or Sep
In the design
Not a dry-parkway grass. Rain-garden rim or a place that stays damp. The flowers are a haze, not a plume.
