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Stipa tenacissima

Store / Mediterranean
SKU 1736
€7,08
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Stipa tenacissima
Store / Mediterranean
Plant Details
Plant Type: A large clump forming bunchgrass
Aspect: Full sun, wind & salt resistant. Not shade
Foliage: Slender, olive green, distinctly curly
Flower colour: Golden brown
Flowering period: Spring and early summer
Growth form: Perennial bunch grass
Size - height & spread : 75 cm x 75-150 cm (3 x per sq. metre)
Soil type/requirements: Poor dry base soils, clays with some drainage
Water requirements (established plants): Low, seasonal rainfall
Native Distribution: Mediterranean Basin. Portugal

Forming clumps up to 75 cm high, this bunch grass grows in poor base soils and dry areas. Wind resistant, salt tolerant and frost-tolerant to perhaps -10C in short doses. Leaves are slender, olive green, curling back on themselves to form a tight, attractive clump if trimmed occasionally. Flowers appear in spring and early summer on 75 -150 cm spikes in a fan-like arrangement, creating an attractive golden brown punctuation above low shrubs and ground cover. This is a good plant for holding soil together and preventing erosion, particularly in poor, inhospitable soils. It does not grow in shade.

Not to be confused with Stipa tenuissima - a completely different, non-native plant

Stipa tenacissima is a species endemic to western-central Mediterranean countries, including the Iberian Peninsula and much of North Africa. It grows on dry, rocky soils with a rich base, forming a steppe-like meadow. Also known as esparto, esparto grass, halfah grass, alpha, or needle grass, it has been managed by people for centuries to produce a fibre product called esparto which is used for crafts such as ropes, basketry, and espadrilles, as well as for making paper.




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