Hairgrass

Hairgrass  (Deschampsia)

Hairgrass (Deschampsia) is a genus of mainly evergreen grasses. They have attractive plumes of masses of flowers and put on a nice show in winter. Hairgrass is a strong grass that looks great when planted in larger groups. They do appreciate some compost worked into the soil. Hairgrass likes a spot in the sun or half shade. There are a few varieties with coloured foliage, but these eventually tend to revert back to normal green. Hairgrass can self-seed. You can prevent this happening by cutting away the pinnacles when they have finished flowering. Hairgrass looks good in a natural planting together with Astilbe (Astilbe) and Coneflower (Rudbeckia).