Stipa Gigantea

Fabulous Grass

Did you know grass flowers are called inflorescences? Sometimes they are barely noticeable, but other times they are pretty fantastic. Stipa gigantea is one of my favorite grasses, and I have them planted along the hedge of my ‘Feathers’ garden. It is evergreen, and the stems of the inflorescence come out early in the summer and last through the winter. The structure in the winter stays about 3 feet high without the long waving stems of seed heads. I leave the seed heads on during the winter for bird forage.