The most important of which are
Stipa sp (IV = 130.25) and P.
Clipped box hedging and aerial clipped beeches give a cool framework to massed plantings of
Stipa gigantean and other grasses and perennials.
Native grasslands adjacent to crested wheatgrass fields were mixed-grass prairie dominated by Agropyron smithii, Agropyron dasystachyum,
Stipa comata, Poo secunda and Bouteloua gracilis.
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Stipa gigantea - golden oats will reach two metres and over if it gets the right conditions.
Calamagrostis 'Karl Foerster' 'Zebrinus'
Stipa gigantea Hakonechloa macra Cortaderia richardii Miscanthus sinensis (Japanese silvergrass)
Based on the DM yield,
Stipa Baicalensis, Leymus chinensis, Serratula centauroides, Achnatherum sibiricum, and Cleistogenes squarrosa were the dominant grasses in MS.
BEST OF THE BUNCH -
STIPA THIS large group of perennial grasses, featuring both evergreen and deciduous types, forms tufts of narrow foliage above which tall flower stems rustle in the wind, providing movement and texture to your garden.
Growing to two metres in height, the bold form of golden oats,
Stipa gigantea, is a real showstopper.