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Mexican Feather Grass

Nassella tenuissima · Poaceae

A fine-textured grass forming flowing tufts of needle-thin green foliage that turn blonde, with airy seed heads that ripple in the breeze. Now a declared weed in parts of Australia and prohibited in some states.

At a glance

  • Habit
    Grass & Strappy-leaf
  • Light
    Full Sun
  • Water
    Drought-Tolerant
  • Soil
    Sandy Soil, Well-Drained
  • Climate
    Warm Temperate, Cool Temperate, Mediterranean
  • Frost
    Frost-Hardy
  • Mature size
    0.6 m H × 0.5 m W
  • Foliage
    Evergreen
  • Flowering
    Summer Flowering
  • Growth rate
    Fast-Growing
  • Maintenance
    Low Maintenance

    • Good for