Stipa pulchra

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Needle Grass

 
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Information by:         Photographer: Bert Wilson

 

Description

The Needle Grass is a cool season, bunchgrass that grows 1'-2' tall with graceful, shiny flower stalks that reach 30" long in the spring. This grass is fire retardant, tolerates drought, and is good in mass plantings and restoration uses. The Needle Grass is California's State Grass and is a beneficial insect plant. -Cornflower Farms

 

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Plant Type

Shrub, Grass

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

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Flower Season

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Leaf Color

Light Green

 

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Water Saving Tip:

Apply as little fertilizer as possible.

If you use fertilizer make sure it stays on the landscape, and carefully water it in so there is NO runoff.