Grown for its early blooming feathery flowers, Stipa calamagrostis is a lovely and graceful free-flowering ornamental grass. Deciduous, with an open growth habit, it exhibits arching, blue-green thread-like leaves topped in summer with a haze of silvery white flower plumes, that sway gracefully in the slightest breeze. As they mature, both flowers and foliage turn to a beautiful buff color that persist into winter.
Stipa Calamagrostis Care
Stipa Calamagrostis
What is the plant
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Humidity
Dry
Lighting
Full Sun
Hardiness zone
5 - 9
Difficulty
Medium
How to Care for the Plant
Water
Water only occasionally; during summer water can be done more often.
Pruning
Cut down to the ground in late winter, before the new foliage appears.
Sunlight
It enjoys full sun or light shade.
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Soil
Grows in fertile, organically rich, continuously moist to boggy soils.
Temperature
Ideal temperatures should be approximately 65-75ºF + (18-24ºC +), closer to 70ºF is best.
Popularity
9 people already have this plant 4 people have added this plant to their wishlists
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