Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Grasses and Grass-Like
Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen, Semi-Evergreen
Overall Mature Size: Small
Also Grown As: Bush
Mature Height & Spread: 2-3' x 1-2'
Natural Growth Habit: Clumping, Dense, Upright
Native To: Asia, Australia/New Zealand, California, Europe, Pacific Northwest, USA
Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water: High Water, Medium Water
Flower Color: Bronze / Green / Purple / Tan
Bloom Time: Spring, Summer
Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Deer Resistant / Desert Conditions / Fire Resistant/Retardant / Intermountain Conditions / Lawn Substitute / Seacoast Conditions / Shade Tolerant
Container Sizes: #1
Sunset Garden Zones: 2-24
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-9
Deschampsia caespitosa is a cool-season bunchgrass forming a mounding tussock and featuring dark green, thin, arching grass blades and delicate panicles of silvery-green, purplish, or bronze tones appearing in summer. Great as a groundcover, lawn alternative, in borders, erosion control, or mass plantings. Excellent in mountain and seacoast landscapes. Medium to high water needs; prefers consistent moisture and does not tolerate extended severe drought. It thrives in wet, moist, and well-drained soils, but also tolerates heavy clay. Best in full sun to partial shade; exceptional shade tolerance compared to most other ornamental grasses. Verticillium wilt-resistant. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Fire-resistant. Cold hardy to -40°F.
Deschampsia caespitosa is a cool-season bunchgrass forming a mounding tussock and featuring dark green, thin, arching grass blades and delicate panicles of silvery-green, purplish, or bronze tones appearing in summer. Great as a groundcover, lawn alternative, in borders, erosion control, or mass plantings. Excellent in mountain and seacoast landscapes. Medium to high water needs; prefers consistent moisture and does not tolerate extended severe drought. It thrives in wet, moist, and well-drained soils, but also tolerates heavy clay. Best in full sun to partial shade; exceptional shade tolerance compared to most other ornamental grasses. Verticillium wilt-resistant. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Fire-resistant. Cold hardy to -40°F.
