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Nassella tenuissima

Mexican Feather Grass

Very finely textured, lime-green foliage with light tan seed heads emerge in May. This native grass is beautiful naturalized in meadows, planted on slopes for erosion, as a specimen in a rock garden or as an element in mixed container plantings.


  • Category:Perennials
  • Hardiness Zone:7
  • Tall:18-24 Inches
  • Wide:18-24 Inches
  • Spacing:18-24 Inches

Flower Color
• Brown
Foliage Color
• Green
Best Usage
• Border or Bed
• Container
• Mass Planting
• Naturalizing
• Specimen
Soil Moisture Preference
• Dry
• Average
Season of Interest (Flowering)
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall
Season of Interest (Foliage)
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall
Exposure
• Sun
Growth Rate
• Medium
Additional Information about Nassella tenuissima

Very finely textured, lime-green foliage with light tan seed heads emerge in May. This native grass is beautiful naturalized in meadows, planted on slopes for erosion, as a specimen in a rock garden or as an element in mixed container plantings.

A cool season grower similar to Fescue, it is also called Stipa tenuissima.