Nassella tenuissima 'Pony Tails' ~ Pony Tails Mexican Feather Grass

Nassella tenuissima 'Pony Tails' ~ Pony Tails Mexican Feather GrassPony Tail Mexican Feather Grass is a small clump forming native grass grown for its upright foliage that sways in the slightest wind. The bright green foliage is coupled with wispy stems of greenish white flowers in the summer that mature to buff. Grows best in full sun and well drained soils. Treat Mexican Feather Grass as an annual if temperatures reach below 20 in winter. Pont Tail is extremely drought tolerant. Type: Orn. Grass Origins: Texas, New

Pony Tail Mexican Feather Grass is a small clump-forming native grass grown for its upright foliage that sways in the slightest wind.  The bright green foliage is coupled with wispy stems of greenish-white flowers in the summer that mature to buff.  Grows best in full sun and well-drained soils.  Treat Mexican Feather Grass as an annual if temperatures reach below 20 in winter.  Pont Tail is extremely drought tolerant. 

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: cultivar413, Nassella tenuissima 'Pony Tails', Pennisetum 'Fireworks', Coreopsis 'Moonbeam', Portulaca 'Happy Hour Rosita' 120713, (2) Krzysztof Golik, Nassella tenuissima 'Pony Tails' in Jardin des Plantes de Toulouse 02, CC BY-SA 4.0

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