Variegated Tufted Hair Grass

Variegated Tufted Hair Grass

Deschampsia cespitosa 'Northern Lights'

A cool-season mounding tufted hair grass with creamy-white and green variegated blades that emerge with a distinctive pink blush under certain growing conditions.

  • Mounding semi-evergreen clump of variegated blades turning light brown in the fall
  • Variegation includes creamy-white and green; leaves emerge with a pink blush that may become dominant under certain conditions
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Moisture
Moist, Average, Dry, Well-drained
Drought Tolerant
✓
Hardiness Zone
5 – 5
Mature Height (meters)
0.25 – 0.3
Mature Spread (meters)
0.4 – 0.5
Growth Rate
Slow
Foliage Colour
Variegated
Fall Colour
Yellow
Bloom Time
Summer
Habit
Mounding
Deer Resistant
✓
Rabbit Resistant
✓
Landscape Uses
Border, Accent
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Grows best in a moist to average soil, in full sun to partial shade. Variegation more pronounced in the sun but does not like heat. 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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