Stipa gigantea
golden oats
- Position: full sun
- Soil: moderately fertile, medium to light, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: June and July
- Flower colour: purplish-green maturing to pale gold
- Other features: the flowers make attractive dried flower arrangements
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Arching stems of glistening, golden, oat-like flowerheads above clumps of slender, grey-green leaves. This majestic evergreen grass is an excellent specimen plant for a sunny, mixed or new perennial border. Perfect for introducing movement, it looks stunning under-planted with the rich purple flowerheads of Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation'. - Garden care: When planting always wear stout gardening gloves to protect against the sharp edges of the basal leaves. Wearing gloves, comb through the plant in early spring to remove dead foliage.
- Eventual Height: 2.5m
- Eventual Spread: 1.2m