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Fine as Frog's Hair- Deschampsia cespitosa

Fine as Frog's Hair- Deschampsia cespitosa

Posted by Emerald Coast Growers on Aug 30th 2023

An essential offering for landscapers, Deschampsia is a durable, easy-culture, native grass. One of the earliest blooming grasses, its tidy, clump-forming foliage is topped with a profusion of airy panicles through summer. Its common name, Hair grass, can be attributed to the fine texture of these luminous blooms and its slender, hair-thin blades.Very shade tolerant, Deschampsia is easy to grow in moist, low-light spaces. Often planted in masses, or as a shady woodland accent to other moist
Phalaris arundinacea ‘Dwarf Garters’ ...Even miners have to hold their socks up.

Phalaris arundinacea ‘Dwarf Garters’ ...Even miners have to hold their socks up.

Posted by John Friel on May 16th 2022

Poor Snow White. Imagine having to deal with 14 dwarf garters every laundry day! It’s a Grimm fate.Luckily, there’s a version that’s a lot prettier and much lower-maintenance than those nasty things. Phalaris ‘Dwarf Garters’ is an easy-to-grow ornamental grass with green and white striped foliage that takes on a pink blush in cool weather. It thrives in moist areas, whether streamside, pondside or in a container. It even grows in shallow water. Height: 12 – 15” Hardy in Zones 4 – 9&nbs

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