좀새풀 '노던 라이츠'-Deschampsia cespitosa 'Northern Lights'-Northern Lights Deschampsia

과명	Poaceae (벼과)	속명	Deschampsia (좀새풀속)
전체학명	[정명] Deschampsia cespitosa 'Northern Lights'	추천명	좀새풀 '노던 라이츠'
이명		외국명	Tufted hair grass; Tussock grass

Common Name: tufted hair grass

Type: Ornamental grass

Family: Poaceae

Zone: 5 to 9

Height: 1.00 to 3.00 feet

Spread: 1.00 to 3.00 feet

Bloom Time: July to September

Bloom Description: Silver

Sun: Part shade

Water: Medium

Maintenance: Low

Flower: Showy

Leaf: Colorful

Tolerate: Black Walnut, Air Pollution

Culture

Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soils in part shade. Prefers moist, organically rich soils. Cut old foliage to the ground in late winter before new shoots appear. Flowering stems may be removed in fall to tidy plants or left for winter interest. This is one of the few ornamental grasses that grows well in moderately shady locations, however it will not flower well if moved into too much shade. Semi-evergreen foliage may retain some green color in a mild St. Louis winter. May self-seed in optimum growing conditions.

Genus name honors Louis August Deschamps (1765-1842) French surgeon and naturalist.

Specific epithet means tufted.

Common name is in obvious reference to the hair-like grass blades which grow in tufts.

'Northern Lights' is a clump-forming, variegated cultivar that forms a dense tussock (to 16" tall) of thin, slightly arching, tapered blades (to 1/4" wide) which are variegated with gray and gold streaks. As the summer progresses, blades mature to gold with pinkish tips. Flower stems rise from the foliage to a height of 3' in early summer bearing wide, airy panicles (to 20" long) of tiny variably-colored flowers (tones of gold, silver, purple and green) which form a cloud over the foliage that is particularly attractive when backlit.

 

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