Stipa tenuissima 'Ponytails' / 2 Ltr pot

Stipa tenuif ‘Pony Tails’ are a light feathered grass, a soft cloud of swaying blooms on top of delicate stems. It adds movement to the garden, mixing beautifully with other shrubs & perennial’s in the garden. Stipa will soften garden edges and is suitable to be grown in containers also. When Autumn arrives, the grass turns to shimmering gold. 

Stipa tenuissima Pony Tails is a compact & clump-forming, deciduous grass with very fine foliage. It’s airy flowers emerge jade-green in late Spring, gradually turning straw-coloured in autumn, the long bristles flowing in the breeze. Stipa are particularly useful for joining a planting scheme together. Cut back old foliage in early spring to allow the fresh stems to come through  

Characteristics:  

• Type: Evergreen shrub
• Preferred location: Tolerates exposure & full sun
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Soil: Any reasonably well drained soil
• Max Height & Spread: 1’–1’4” (30-40cm)  Spread: 1’–1’4” (30-40cm)
• Season of interest: Spring, Summer & Autumn 
• Garden Uses: Beds and borders, patio and containers, wall-side borders
• Garden Style: City and courtyard, woodland garden, cottage and informal garden
• Garden care: Cut back dead foliage in early Spring