Nassella tenuissima ~ Mexican Feather Grass

Nassella tenuissima ~ Mexican Feather GrassMexican Feather Grass is a clump forming native grass grown for its foliage and sways in the slightest wind. The light silvery green foliage is coupled with airy stems of white flowers in the summer that brown in fall with the foliage. Grows best in full sun and well drained soils. Treat Mexican Feather Grass as an annual if temperatures reach below 20 in winter. Type: Orn. Grass Origins: Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico Height: 1 3' Spread: 1' 3'

Mexican Feather Grass is a clump-forming native grass grown for its foliage and sways in the slightest wind.  The light silvery-green foliage is coupled with airy stems of white flowers in the summer that brown in fall with the foliage.  Grows best in full sun and well-drained soils.  Treat Mexican Feather Grass as an annual if temperatures reach below 20 in winter.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low maintenance plant.  May go dormant in drought or cold winters.  Well-drained soils essential to avoid rot and mildew, heave mulch can also induce rot.  Do not cut back after winter unless treated as annual.

LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Rock Gardens, Native Gardens, Groundcover, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Muhly Grass, Catmint, Stokes’ Aster

IMAGES: Stan Shebs, Nassella tenuissima, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Stan Shebs, Nassella tenuissima spray, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) Alex Lomas, Stipa tenuissima (5863782536), CC BY 2.0, (4) Photo by Matt Lavin, Stipa (Nassella) tenuissima - Mexican feathergrass

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.