Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Northern Lights’
Deschampsia cespitosa 'Northern Lights' produces wonderful mounds of green and cream variegated foliage flushed with pink in spring.
Deschampsia cespitosa ‘Northern Lights’ is a fine perennial grass with green foliage striped with yellow that becomes creamy white by summer. This variegation is overlaid with a pink flush when foliage is young and in cool weather. Great for accents, focal points and mass plantings. Best in sun to part shade in average to moist soil.
Common Name: Tufted Hair Grass
Family:
Zone Hardiness: 4-10
Light: Full Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Green
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Bloom Time: Summer
Foliage Colour: Variegated - Cream/White
Class: Evergreen
Type: Grass
Soil Moisture: Moist, Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Damp woods and meadows, usually on poorly drained clay soils.
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Geographical Origin: Europe and Western Russia, North America, Asia - China and Japan, Australasia, North Central and Eastern Asia
