Stipa

RHS Plant Profile
feather grass

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Other common names

corkscrew grass, needle grass, spear grass

Synonyms

Achnatherum, Amelichloa, Celtica, Lasiagrostis

Size

Time to Maturity
No preference

Botanical Details

Family
Poaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Genus
Stipa can be evergreen or deciduous, mostly perennial grasses with arching, folded or rolled, linear leaves and narrow panicles of often long-awned spikelets in summer and autumn
Name Status
Correct