Gold Dew Tufted Hair Grass

Gold Dew Tufted Hair Grass

Deschampsia cespitosa Gold Dew ('Goldtau')

A mounding cool-season grass with rust-resistant semi-evergreen foliage and loose panicles in yellow and gold tones for border and accent plantings.

  • Dense mounding semi-evergreen clump of green blades turning light brown in the fall
  • Loose flower panicles feature yellow and gold tones
  • Resistant to the rust that afflicts other Deschampsia
Size
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Moisture
Average, Dry, Moist, Well-drained
Drought Tolerant
✓
Hardiness Zone
4 – 4
Mature Height (meters)
0.3 – 0.6
Mature Spread (meters)
0.4 – 0.6
Growth Rate
Medium
Foliage Colour
Green
Bloom Time
Summer
Habit
Mounding
Deer Resistant
✓
Rabbit Resistant
✓
Attracts Birds
✓
Landscape Uses
Border, Accent
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Grows best in a moist to average soil, in full sun to partial shade. Leaving foliage adds winter interest, but prune in late winter to make way for new growth.
Notes
Also referred to as Tufted Hair Grass, Tussock Grass.

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