The Plant Company

Bringing your garden to life

Contact

Telephone:
01403 740100

Email:
[email protected]

The Plant Company
Coolham Road
West Chiltington
Pulborough
West Sussex
RH20 2LH

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Opening times:
Tuesday-Friday, 9:00-17:30.
Closed public holidays.


 

The Plants

Anemanthele lessoniana (syn. Stipa arundinacea)

pheasant's tail grass

Photo of Anemanthele lessoniana (syn. Stipa arundinacea)

£9.00

A versatile, evergreen grass with arching, green leaves turning orange-brown in winter and panicles of purple-green flower spikelets that emerge in summer.

Type

  • Grasses

Award of Garden Merit

Foliage: Evergreen

Hardiness: Hardy

Vigour: Fast growing

Uses

  • Beds and borders
  • Cottage style garden
  • Contemporary style garden
  • Gravel garden

Special features

  • Attractive to wildlife
  • Low maintenance
  • Evergreen
  • Winter interest
  • Architectural

Care instructions

In spring, tease out deadfoliage by gently running your fingers through it as if it were hair. It may self-seed, but simply pull out seedlings when you see them.

Dimensions

Size: Small

Pot size: 2 litre

Eventual height: 100cm

Eventual spread: 100cm

Positions

  • Light shade
  • Sun

Aspects

  • South
  • East
  • West

Soil types

  • Sandy
  • Normal
  • Clay

Soil pH ranges

  • Acid
  • Neutral
  • Alkaline