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Feathertop Ornamental Grass Seed — held cultivar

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Feathertop Ornamental Grass Seed — feathertop safe held plumes

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Cenchrus longisetus

100 - 120Days to maturity

A seed worth growing

Feathertop Ornamental Grass Seed

Item #HSC-GRS-002-500S

Soft white plumes for fresh or dried use.

Masses of woolly white, nodding plumes, about 6" long, rise over graceful 12" clumps.

A showy accent in beds and pots, and lovely fresh or dried. A tender perennial in Zones 9–10, usually grown as an annual.

Plumes are ready about 100–120 days from sowing, on plants 22–24" tall. Open-pollinated.

Specs

Packet: 100 seeds
Average 14,100 seeds per oz.
Plant height: 22–24"

In stock — 500 Seeds

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Quick Facts

Latin Name: Cenchrus longisetus
Days To Maturity: 100 - 120 days
Life Cycle: Tender Perennial
Hybrid Status: Open Pollinated
Product Features

Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.

Growing guide

From seed to harvest

Start 5–7 weeks ahead

1/8" deep.

12–18" apart

Sun, light soil.

Cut before pollen

Plumes stay intact.

Fresh or dried

Soft white plumes.

Growing Information

Days to germination

About 10–14 days, held at 65–70°F (18–21°C).

Starting indoors

Recommended. Sow 1/8" deep in cells 5–7 weeks before your last frost and plant out after it.

Direct sowing

After the last frost, best where seasons are long and warm.

Plant spacing

12–18".

Soil

Average to light, porous soil.

Light

Full sun.

Harvest

Cut while plumes are still pale and before they shed pollen; later heads tend to shatter. Use fresh or dried.

Uses

Fresh or dried bouquets, naturalistic and mixed grass plantings, masses, tubs and pots.

Hardiness

Tender perennial in Zones 9–10; grown as an annual elsewhere.

Scientific name

Cenchrus longisetus

Packet

100 seeds.

Seeds per oz.

About 14,100 on average.

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