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Austrostipa ramosissima

Plant name: Native princess spear grass

Plant type: native and ornamental grasses

Plant pdf: Download the product detail sheet

Origin: NSW, QLD

Cultural notes: Full sun or part shade, most soil conditions, fast growing, long lived, very hardy

Maintenance: Can be pruned annually to encourage new growth

Tolerates: Wet or boggy areas, drought conditions

Flowering season: Spring to summer

Flower colour: Large creamy feather like heads on flower spikes up to 50cm Width:

Foliage colour: Bottle green, with occasional white horizontal stripes

Plant spacing: 200cm apart for specimen and 100cm apart for hedging

Recommended uses: Attractive background plant, Ideal for rockeries.

Description: Tall branching tussock grass with long elegant seed heads.