Austrostipa densiflora

brush tail spear grass, Foxtail spear grass

Erect tufted, perennial grass. Foliage to 20cm in height. Attractive, dense seed heads with feathery hairs are held well above the foliage.


origin	NSW, Vic, Qld, SA.
cultural notes	Prefers free draining gravelly soils in full sun or part shade.
maintenance	Cut back periodically.
tolerates	Tolerant of drought, frost and low nutrient soils provided they are free draining.
flowering season	September to January
flower colour	Flower head is up to 30cm long and dense with white to golden feathery hairs.
foliage colour	Green with fine soft hairs on leaves and stem nodes. Leaves 5mm wideand up to 45cm long, tapering to a point.
width	up to 0.2m
height	up to 1m
plant spacing	30cm apart
recommended uses	In rockeries or as accent plants in garden beds.

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