Tufted hairgrass

Tufted hairgrass gets its name from the fine, hairlike flowers that rise about the plant. They emerge green and turn shades of gold, forming clouds that look like a beautiful, unruly head of golden hair.

A native to damp woods, bogs, and streamsides, tufted hairgrass prefers a cool spot in partial shade.

Light:

Part Sun,Shade

Zones:

4-9

Plant Type:

Perennial

Plant Width:

1-2 feet wide

Landscape Uses:

Containers,Beds & Borders

Special Features:

Flowers,Attractive Foliage,Fall Color,Cut Flowers,Dried Flowers,Tolerates Wet Soil,Easy to Grow

Top Varieties

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'Tardiflora' tufted hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa 'Tardiflora' blooms in late summer with greenish clouds of flowers over a mound of medium green foliage. Zones 4-9
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Garden Plans

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Easy Slope Garden Plan
Flowery Deck Garden Plan

Plant It With

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Ligularia

Ligularia appreciates moist soil, just like tufted hair grass. Its coarse mound of foliage makes a dramatic contrast to the airy cloud of tufted hairgrass blooms.

Primrose

Primroses are great for adding brilliant color around the base of tufted hairgrass. They also appreciate partial shade and moist sites.

Iris

The spiky foliage of Siberian iris, though grasslike, is in sharp contrast to the lax arching form of tufted hairgrass. Purple, blue, or white flowers in late spring accentuate iris' beauty.

Propagation

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