The Plants
Stipa gigantea
golden oats
£9.00
A majestic ornamental grass with arching stems of glistening, golden, oat-like flowerheads above clumps of slender, grey-green leaves.
Type
- Grasses
Award of Garden Merit
Foliage: Evergreen
Hardiness: Hardy
Vigour: Medium growing
Uses
- Beds and borders
- Flower arranging
- Cottage style garden
- Contemporary style garden
- Gravel garden
- Specimen
Special features
- Attractive to wildlife
- Low maintenance
- Drought tolerant
- Ground cover
- Architectural
Care instructions
Grow in moist but well-drained soil in full sun. Will tolerate partial shade but will flower less. When planting always wear stout gardening gloves to protect against the sharp edges of the basal leaves. Wearing gloves, comb through the plant in early spring to remove dead foliage.
Dimensions
Size: Large
Pot size: 1 litre
Eventual height: 250cm
Eventual spread: 250cm
Positions
- Sun
Soil pH ranges
- Acid
- Neutral
- Alkaline
Special conditions
- Coastal