Plant Spotlight: Stipa gigantea Golden oats (Stipa gigantea) is well named. A large evergreen grass up to 2 metres tall, in summer it produces long panicles of arching oat-like flowers that emerge purple before turning golden-brown as the season progresses and the deciduous leaves of other species begin to change colour and fall. They are…
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I’ve never met a grass I didn’t like, but I’ve had to give them up here in my garden. At my ‘mature’ age, I find them difficult to trim and divide. So, I especially admire others. 🙂
Thanks! I love grasses and have integrated many here in the herbaceous borders at Old School. I find that they are relatively easy to look after and provide all year interest- especially as the low sun at sunset in autumn and spring shines through them! For this species all you need to do is cut the spent flower stalks in the Spring and run your fingers through it to remove dead material. Best divided and planted in the spring. the general guide for maintaining grasses is ‘if its green, preen, if its brown, cut it down’! Stipa is a green one!
They got the better of me when they got brown centers and I had to divide. Wow – back breaking job at least the types I had. So, I donated some to a friend and the rest went to a plant sale. Win – Win. 🙂 I love seeing and hearing about your gardens. I was planting near a circle of boxwoods and thinking if only you could stop by and advise me on pruning those down I’d be in gardening heaven. 🙂