Anemanthele, Feather Grass, Hair Grass, New Zealand Wind Grass, Pheasant's Tail Grass 'Capriccio'

An excellent grass. Beautiful Fall color.
I fell in love with this one and planted more than one.
The first season I...Read More smiled in delight at its' brillance.
It was getting quite large the second season so I cut it
back hard in February.
This plant has never fully recovered, and has never matched it's former brillance.

Formerly named and still known as Stipa arundinacea. I have a 4 year old clump in my garden from wintersown seeds..allthough this grass i...Read Mores somewhat frost tender. I never cut it back in spring. I 've done this once and it recovered so slowly. I just gently pull out the dry old blades. Even without flowering it is pretty and very suitable for a small garden.

This is a really beautiful grass, climaxing in fall when the colors really start to show.

It is very graceful in the wind ...Read More(hence the common name I guess), and is quite soothing to watch.