Silver Feather 'Stipa Barbata' Ornamental Grass Seeds
5 Stipa seeds. Commonly known as Feather Grass, due to it's long, feathery, silvery-white awns. Flowers June to July. Can be used as a dried flower, cut in good time or the awns will fall out. Height 90cm with 40cm long awns. S. barbata is a perennial grass producing a loose clump of narrow, mid-green leaves. From early summer it produces small clusters of flowers, silky and silvery at first, then becoming cream, fluffy and curled, like an ostrich feather
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| Sow Inside before transplanting | Anytime |
| Sow Outside | Anytime |
Growing Instructions
Perennial. In November surface sow onto moist well-drained seed compost. Lightly cover seeds with a sieved layer of soil. Keep moist but do not over water.
Move seeds to a cold frame and over winter between -4-+4°C. In early Spring move pots indoors or an area with a temperature of 20°C. Prick out seedlings when large enough to handle, pot on and plant out after danger of frost has passed.
Alternatively, if you do not wish to wait until November you can try sowing anytime, however if the germination is erratic cold stratify for a few weeks before returning to the warmer conditions.