This is an elegant hardy perennial low-ish growing grass. This plant forms a lovely tuft of striped leaves followed by erect purple tinted flower heads above the tuft. A great one for the front of the border and can be planted in a large group. It maintains its colour well into the winter until the first really cold spell.
Remove all the previous year's growth in early spring and feed with a general purpose soluble fertilizer when the new shoots appear.
It prefers fertile well-drained soil and a sunny position but will tolerate a little shade.
You can divide it in spring soon after the new shoots begin to appear.
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