Family: Poaceae
Scientific Name: Deschampsia cespitosa Pixi Fountain
Common Name: Pixie Fountain Tufted Hair Grass
| Description | A compact Tufted Hair Grass cultivar. |
| Pronunciation | (deh-SHAMP-see-ah)(ses-pih-TOH-sah) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Garden Scenes |
| Hardiness Zone | (3)4-9 |
| Sunlight | full, tolerates some shade |
| Moisture | prefers moist, hates hot and dry |
| Soil & Site | prefers rich moist to average |
| Temperature | a cool season grass |
| Flowers | loose airy panicles, produced in large amounts, arches forward out of the mound, spring blooming, yellow-gold |
| Dimensions | 10-16 inches mound of foliage, up to 24 inches with the flowers |
| Maintenance | in warmer climates may be evergreen, in cold climates it will go dormant and can be cut ba |
| Propagation | division |
| Misc Facts | The genus was named for Louis Deschamps (1765-1842) a French naturalist. |
| Notes & Reference | #92-The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grass (John Greenlee), #211-Bluestem Nursery (www.bluestem.ca) |
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