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Stipa gigantea

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Giant feathergrass . The average size is 175 cm. The flower colour is greygreen. This plant is hardy.The flowering period is May - September.

Location of the plant shown in the first picture : Grassenerf, kwekerij Verweij Boskoop

Family : Poaceae

© first picture : PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 2 : Th. Ploeger & Zn

© picture 3 : Garden Picture, the large professional database

© picture 4 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : d'n Overkaent in Gilze

© picture 5 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : De Kleine Plantage, Eenrum

© picture 6 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Grassenerf, kwekerij Verweij Boskoop

© picture 7 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Grassenerf, kwekerij Verweij Boskoop

© picture 8 : Garden Picture, the large professional database

© picture 9 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Kwekerij PlantenTuin Esveld

© picture 10 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Wisley Gardens (GB)

© picture 11 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Wisley Gardens (GB)

© picture 12 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Hof aan den Buxusbeemden, Herentals

© picture 13 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Hof aan den Buxusbeemden, Herentals

© picture 14 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Ferdinandushof, Overslag

© picture 15 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : RHS Garden Rosemoor

© picture 16 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Hyde Hall, Essex

© picture 17 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : tuin van Beth Chatto

© picture 18 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : tuin van Beth Chatto

© picture 19 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Sortimentstuin Harry van de Laar

© picture 20 : Nurseries PlantenTuin Esveld, Boskoop, Netherlands, location picture : Lianne's Siergrassen, De Wilp

© picture 21 : Nurseries PlantenTuin Esveld, Boskoop, Netherlands, location picture : Lianne's Siergrassen, De Wilp

© picture 22 : Nurseries PlantenTuin Esveld, Boskoop, Netherlands, location picture : Park der Gaerten, Bad Zwischenahn

© picture 23 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Tuin Laura Dingemans, Heerle

© picture 24 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Abbotsbury Subtropical Garden, Dorset

© picture 25 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Wisley Gardens (GB)

© picture 26 : Arjan Laros, location picture : Sortimentstuin Harry van de Laar

© picture 27 : Arjan Laros, location picture : Sortimentstuin Harry van de Laar

© picture 28 : Arjan Laros, location picture : Tuin Laura Dingemans, Heerle

© picture 29 : Arjan Laros, location picture : Het Vlackeland, Nieuw en St. Joosland

© picture 30 : Arjan Laros, location picture : Het Vlackeland, Nieuw en St. Joosland

© picture 31 : Arjan Laros, location picture : Oxford Botanical Garden

© picture 32 : Arjan Laros, location picture : Oxford Botanical Garden

© picture 33 : Arjan Laros, location picture : Jardin de Valerianes (Fam. Tissait)

© picture 34 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Het Vlackeland, Nieuw en St. Joosland

© picture 35 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : Het Vlackeland, Nieuw en St. Joosland

© picture 36 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : RHS Garden Harlow Carr

© picture 37 : PlantenTuin Esveld, location picture : RHS Garden Harlow Carr
. This plant has received the following award: AGM, Award of Garden Merit, 1993

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Characteristics of this plant
type of plant : ornamental grass
soil type : sandy soil
planting place : needs a sunny place
habit/form : upright growing
water requirement : needs little water
wind tolerance : not susceptible to wind
the plant is deciduous
height approx : between 1.5 and 2 meter
width approx : between 75 and 100 cm
quantity per m2 : 1
flower colour : white
leaf colour : green
fruit/seed colour : cream
fruit / seed period : august - december
leaf shape : leaves are (almost) linear
leaf size : between 40 and 50 cm
edibility : The plant is not edible
scent : not scented
flowering period : june - august
hardiness : hardy
special feature good autumn colours