Mexican Thread Grass, Pony Tail


Scientific Name: Nassella tenuissima (Trin.) Barkworth
Synonym: Stipa tenuissima
Family: Poaceae
Mexican Thread Grass, Pony Tail(Nassella tenuissima)
By Stan Shebs at the Springs Preserve garden in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Recommended Temperature Zone:
Sunset®: 4-24
USDA: 7-10

Sun Exposure: Full sun

Origin: Southwestern United States to northern Mexico, also in Argentina

Growth Habits: Evergreen perennial grasses, up to 2 feet tall (60 cm.), light green leaves Resistant to deers.

Watering Needs: No water to little water, needs good drainage, drought tolerant

Mexican Thread Grass, Pony Tail(Nassella tenuissima)
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Miscellaneous Publication No. 200. Washington, DC.



 

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