About This Product
Botanical Name: Nassella pulchra, Stipa pulchra
Common Name: Purple Needle Grass, Purple Tussockgrass
A summer-deciduous bunchgrass with fine, grayish green foliage. Nodding, purplish awns age to glimmering gold in spring-summer. Generous self-sowing and deep roots make it good for erosion control and suppressing invasive weeds. The state grass of California.
USDA Zone: Zones 7 - 10
Sunset Zone: Zones 5 - 9, 11, 14 - 24
Mature Height: 12 - 18 inches
Mature Width: 12 - 18 inches
Light Needs: Full Sun
Water Needs: Low