Grass, Mexican Feather Grass

Mexican Feather Grass is a clump-forming native grass grown for its foliage and sways in the slightest wind.  The light silvery-green foliage is coupled with airy stems of white flowers in the summer that brown in fall with the foliage.  Grows best in full sun and well-drained soils.  Treat Mexican Feather Grass as an annual if temperatures reach below 20 in winter.

Type:	Orn. Grass
Origins:	Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico
Height:	1’ - 3'
Spread:	1' - 3'
Spacing:	2’
USDA Hardiness Zone:	6 - 10
Culture:	Full Sun, Part Sun
Bloom Color:	White
Season of Interest:	Summer, Year-Round

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low maintenance plant.  May go dormant in drought or cold winters.  Well-drained soils essential to avoid rot and mildew, heave mulch can also induce rot.  Do not cut back after winter unless treated as annual.

LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Garden, Rock Gardens, Native Gardens, Groundcover, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Muhly Grass, Catmint, Stokes’ Aster

IMAGES: Stan Shebs, Nassella tenuissima, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Stan Shebs, Nassella tenuissima spray, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) Alex Lomas, Stipa tenuissima (5863782536), CC BY 2.0, (4) Photo by Matt Lavin, Stipa (Nassella) tenuissima - Mexican feathergrass

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.