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Austrostipa elegantissima

A brilliant low grass with outstanding flowers and seedheads, suitable for massed foreground plantings in landscape design work or in clusters amongst other perennials. A slender plant so plant closely at 25cm for best results. Not self seeding in our trial stockbeds. 

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A brilliant low grass with outstanding flowers and seedheads, suitable for massed foreground plantings in landscape design work or in clusters amongst other perennials. A slender plant so plant closely at 25cm for best results. Not self seeding in our trial stockbeds. 

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Light requirement
full sun
Height range
medium (21 - 80cm)
Drought resistance
very good
Frost tolerance
extremely good
Flowering time
summer
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