Good plant #25 - Stipa Gigantea

This is another favourite tall perennial grass.  This grass produces a mound of arching grass leaves, from which very tall flower shoots emerge.  These tall flower shoots wave gracefully in the wind and fan out.  It's a classic plant for adding 'transparent' height - 6ft plus.  I think this plant can be grown as a feature plant, amongst other contrasting grasses and/ or as part of a summer flowering planting scheme.  The tall shoots and seed heads last right through the winter, maintaining much of their integrity and shape.

It's a tough plant and will tolerate most soils but needs full sun. This grass should be trimmed in early spring to remove any old mound leaves and flower heads.  It can be divided in late spring by shoving a spade through the centre and digging half of it out.

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