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Grasses, sedges and wildflowers
Tufted hair grass
Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted hair grass is a deciduous grass and sedge that reaches about 3 feet at maturity, with a moderate growth rate. Up to about 5 feet tall when flowering. In the wild it grows in moist, high elevation sites; sandy or rocky shores; bogs & fens.
Water
Low
Light
Part shade
Hardiness
Zone 3
Mature height
3 ft
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Growing guide
- Growth habit
- Deciduous Grass/Grass-like
- Mature size
- Up to about 5 feet tall when flowering.
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Water needs
- Low; low drought tolerance once established; high tolerance of saturated soil
- Soil moisture
- Wet
- Light
- Part Shade
- Cold hardiness
- To -38°F (about USDA Zone 3)
- Salt tolerance
- Low
- Bloom
- Yellow · Jun
- Grows in
- Moist, high elevation sites; sandy or rocky shores; bogs & fens
- Native range
- Transcontinental Canada, s. to NC, WV, Great Lakes, ND, mts. of NM, AZ & CA
Wildlife and uses
Dominant grass in mountain meadows, where it furnishes excellent forage.
Attracts: Birds Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA) Umber Skipper ( Poanes melane ) Larval Host Learn more at BAMONA
Good for: Restoration, Riparian, Wildlife, Landscape
Sources
Hardiness zone is estimated from the USDA minimum temperature. Uses are suggested from USDA plant traits.
