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Deschampsia cespitosa var. vivipara

Common name(s): Fairy's Joke, Hairgrass
Family name: Poaceae
Common family name: Grass Family
USDA hardiness zone(s): 5
Perennation: perennial
Light level: sun, partial sun, partial shade
Flower color:
Plant height: 1 foot 6 inches - 3 feet
Plant spread: 1 foot 6 inches - 3 feet
Deciduous: deciduous
Growth form: clump-forming
Leaf color: green
Range: Europe
Habit: grass/sedge
Special characteristics: Attracts Butterflies
A clumping grass with dark, glossy green foliage. The flower stalks rise above the foliage to create small green plantlets rather than seeds. The plantlets will weigh down the stalk and root if they contact the ground. This plant looks similar to asparagus fern.

Zone 5 - 8

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