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Grass Like

Stipa capillata 'Lace Veil'

very slender feather grass 'Lace Veil'

Deciduous, tufted perennial grass about 80cm in height, producing an upright clump of very fine, greyish-green leaves and very decorative, loose, wispy, silvery-white flower plumes, in early and mid-summer

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Ultimate height

0.5–1 metres

Time to ultimate height

2–5 years

Ultimate spread

0.5–1 metres

Chalk

Loam

Sand

Moisture

Well–drained

pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun

Aspect

South–facing or West–facing

Exposure

Exposed or Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Botanical details

Family: Poaceae
Native to GB / Ireland: No
Foliage: Deciduous
Habit: Tufted, Clump forming
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: Unresolved

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in any light, well-drained soil in full sun. See Ornamental grasses cultivation

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in pots in a cold frame in spring or by division in mid-spring or early summer

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Coastal
Cottage and informal garden
Gravel garden
Prairie planting
Wildflower meadow
Wildlife gardens
Cut flowers
Flower borders and beds

Pruning

Cut back deciduous species in early winter

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free

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